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John Searle FromhisgroundbreakingbookSpeechActstohismostrecentstudiesofcon- sciousness, freedom, and rationality, John Searle has been a dominant and highly influential figure among contemporary philosophers. This systematic introductiontothefullrangeofSearle’sworkbeginswiththetheoryofspeech actsandproceedswithexpositionsofSearle’swritingsonintentionality,con- sciousness, and perception, as well as a careful presentation of the so-called ChineseRoomArgument.ThevolumeconsidersSearle’srecentworkonsocial ontologyandhisviewsonthenatureoflawandobligation.Itconcludeswith an appraisal of Searle’s spirited defense of truth and scientific method in the faceofthecriticismsofDerridaandotherpostmodernists. This is the only comprehensive introduction to Searle’s work. As such, it willbeofparticularvaluetoadvancedundergraduates,graduates,andprofes- sionalsinphilosophy,psychology,linguistics,cognitiveandcomputerscience, andliterarytheory. BarrySmithisJulianParkProfessorofPhilosophyattheStateUniversityof New York at Buffalo and director of the Institute for Formal Ontology and MedicalInformationScienceattheUniversityofLeipzig. Contemporary Philosophy in Focus ContemporaryPhilosophyinFocusoffersaseriesofintroductoryvolumes tomanyofthedominantphilosophicalthinkersofthecurrentage.Eachvol- umeconsistsofnewlycommissionedessaysthatcovermajorcontributionsof apreeminentphilosopherinasystematicandaccessiblemanner.Comparable inscopeandrationaletothehighlysuccessfulseriesCambridgeCompanions to Philosophy, the volumes do not presuppose that readers are already inti- matelyfamiliarwiththedetailsofeachphilosopher’swork.Theythuscombine expositionandcriticalanalysisinamannerthatwillappealbothtostudentsof philosophyandtoprofessionalsaswellastostudentsacrossthehumanitiesand socialsciences. 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Subject to statutory exception and to the provision of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published in print format 2003 isbn--13 978-0-511-06310-7 eBook (NetLibrary) isbn--10 0-511-06310-5 eBook (NetLibrary) isbn--13 978-0-521-79288-2 hardback isbn--10 0-521-79288-6 hardback isbn--13 978-0-521-79704-7 paperback isbn--10 0-521-79704-7 paperback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of s for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this book, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Contents ListofContributors page ix 1. JohnSearle:FromSpeechActstoSocialReality 1 barrysmith 2. FromSpeechActstoSpeechActivity 34 nickfotion 3. Intentions,Promises,andObligations 52 leozaibert 4. Law 85 georgep.fletcher 5. Action 102 jo¨elleproust 6. Consciousness 128 neilc.manson 7. TheIntentionalityofPerception 154 freddretske 8. SenseData 169 briano’shaughnessy 9. TheLimitsofExpressibility 189 fran¸coisrecanati 10. TheChineseRoomArgument 214 josefmoural 11. Searle,Derrida,andtheEndsofPhenomenology 261 kevinmulligan FurtherReading 287 Index 289 vii Contributors FRED DRETSKE has taught at the University of Wisconsin and Stanford University.HeiscurrentlyaresearchFellowatDukeUniversity. Hisre- searchhasbeenconcentratedintheareasofepistemologyandthephilos- ophyofmind.HisbooksincludeSeeingandKnowing(1969),Knowledgeand theFlowofInformation(1981),ExplainingBehavior(1988),Naturalizingthe Mind(1995)and,mostrecently,acollectionofessays,Perception,Knowledge, andBelief(2000). GEORGE P. FLETCHER isCardozoProfessorofJurisprudenceatColumbia University Law School in New York. He is the author of eight books, includingRethinkingCriminalLaw(1978),Loyalty:AnEssayontheMorality ofRelationships(1993),WithJusticeforSome:Victims’RightsinCriminalTrials (1995),BasicConceptsofLegalThought(1996),BasicConceptsofCriminalLaw (1998),andRomanticsatWar:GloryandGuiltintheAgeofTerrorism(2002). His current fields of interest include biblical jurisprudence, nationalism, and collective guilt, as well as the basic conepts of comparative law and criminallaw. NICK FOTION isProfessorofPhilosophyatEmoryUniversity.Hehasau- thored several books, including John Searle (2000) and Toleration (with Gerard Elfstrom, 1992). He has also coedited several books, including Moral Constraints on War (2002) and Hare and Critics (1988). He is the authorofscoresofarticles,mainlyintheareasofthephilosophyoflanguage, ethicaltheory,militaryethics,andmedicalethics. NEIL C. MANSONhasstudiedandtaughtphilosophyinLondonandOxford and has been a junior research Fellow in philosophy at King’s College, Cambridge,lecturinginbothphilosophyandhistoryandthephilosophyof science.Hismainareasofinterestarethephilosophyofmind,thephiloso- phyofpsychology,epistemology,andthephilosophicalviewsofNietzsche, Freud,andWittgenstein. Heiscurrentlyengagedinabioethicsresearch ix
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