Freedom and Resentment and Other Essays

<p>By the time of his death in 2006 Sir Peter Strawson was regarded as one of the world's most distinguished philosophers. First published thirty years ago but long since unavailable <em>Freedom and Resentment</em> collects some of Strawson's most important work and is an ideal introduction to his thinking on such topics as the philosophy of language metaphysics epistemology and aesthetics. </p><p>Beginning with the title essay <em>Freedom and Resentment</em> this invaluable collection is testament to the astonishing range of Strawson's thought as he discusses free will ethics and morality logic the mind-body problem and aesthetics. The book is perhaps best-known for its three interrelated chapters on perception and the imagination subjects now at the very forefront of philosophical research.</p><p>This reissue includes a substantial new foreword by Paul Snowdon and a fascinating intellectual autobiography by Strawson. </p>