Strawson is right up with Quine as a giant of postwar philosophy. Wittgenstein gets all the attention, but it’s Strawson who points a way forward for philosophy. Individuals and Bounds of Sense should be on the reading list or anyone with an interest in theoretical philosophy.
I always love that portrait of him smoking, Majestic.
Strawson is right up with Quine as a giant of postwar philosophy. Wittgenstein gets all the attention, but it’s Strawson who points a way forward for philosophy. Individuals and Bounds of Sense should be on the reading list or anyone with an interest in theoretical philosophy.