Mind, Reason, and Being-in-the-world:
The
McDowell-Dreyfus Debate
Joseph K. Schear
John McDowell and Hubert L. Dreyfus are philosophers
of world renown, whose work has decisively shaped the fields of analytic
philosophy and phenomenology respectively. Mind, Reason, and Being-in-the-World:
The McDowell-Dreyfus Debate opens with their debate over one of the most
important and controversial subjects of philosophy: is human experience
pervaded by conceptual rationality, or does experience mark the limits of
reason? Is all intelligibility rational, or is there a form of intelligibility
at work in our skilful bodily rapport with the world that eludes our
intellectual capacities? McDowell and Dreyfus provide a fascinating insight
into some fundamental differences between analytic philosophy and
phenomenology, as well as areas where they may have something in common.
Fifteen specially commissioned chapters by
distinguished international contributors enrich the debate inaugurated by
McDowell and Dreyfus, taking it in a number of different and important
directions. Fundamental philosophical problems discussed include: the embodied
mind, subjectivity and self-consciousness, intentionality, rationality,
practical skills, human agency, and the history of philosophy from Kant to
Hegel to Heidegger to Merleau-Ponty. With the addition of these outstanding
contributions, Mind, Reason, and Being-in-the-World is essential reading for
students and scholars of analytic philosophy and phenomenology
