Ilham Dilman (1930-2003) was Professor Emeritus and Honorary Fellow, Department of Philosophy, University of Wales Swansea. He was perhaps most well known for his contributions to moral philosophy and psychology, and in particular on the works of Wittgenstein and Freud. His publications include Wittgenstein's Copernican Revolution (Palgrave, 2002), Free Will: A Historical and Philosophical Introduction (Routledge, 1999), Existential Critiques of Cartesianism (Macmillan, 1993), and Freud and Human Nature (Blackwell, 1983).
In this, his final book, noted philosopher Ilham Dilman offers sharp critiques of his major contemporaries.
Ilham Dilman (1930-2003) was Professor Emeritus and Honorary Fellow, Department of Philosophy, University of Wales Swansea. He was perhaps most well known for his contributions to moral philosophy and psychology, and in particular on the works of Wittgenstein and Freud. His publications include Wittgenstein's Copernican Revolution (Palgrave, 2002), Free Will: A Historical and Philosophical Introduction (Routledge, 1999), Existential Critiques of Cartesianism (Macmillan, 1993), and Freud and Human Nature (Blackwell, 1983).
Editorial Preface
Introduction
1. Dennett's Explanation of Consciousness
2. John Searle's Defence of Realism
3. Philippa Foot on Natural Goodness
4. Donald Davidson I: Human Agency, Action and Intention
5. Donald Davidson II: A Philosophy of Psychology, The Mental and the Physical
6. Robert Nozick's Philosophical Meditations
Closing Remarks
Bibliography