Early Analytic Philosophy

Early analytic philosophy contains much food for thought, but it has often been ignored by contemporary philosophers. This volume is a fantastic starting point for understanding aspects of early analytic ideas - it is the kind of book I will use myself, and will recommend it to my colleagues and students. * Tony Cheng, Assistant Professor, National Chengchi University, Taiwan * Analytic philosophy is a wide-ranging field, encompassing different methods, viewpoints, and intellectual trajectories. Selecting its major historical sources for the interested students is a challenging task, but Morris and Preti have produced an engaging collection with their masterfully written, clear, and intelligible commentaries. The present textbook includes all the major heroes and some of the previously neglected and forgotten figures from the early history of analytic philosophy, thus students, teachers, and even early career researchers shall use the book without hesitation within and outside the classroom. This will be a textbook used for many years without real competition. * Adam Tamas Tuboly, Research Fellow, MTA Lendulet Values and Science Research Group, Hungary * This is a well-chosen and clearly-explained collection of some of the most important work in early analytic philosophy, from its origin in British Idealism to the mid-century work of W.V. Quine. The authors do an excellent job of helping students to understand these often-obscure texts. * Matthew Davidson, Professor and Chair Department of Philosophy, California State University, USA * The book of Kevin Morris and Consuelo Preti is a well-informed introduction to the early analytic philosophy that can be of interest not only for undergraduate students but also for seasoned scholars. It combines in fine balance informative introductory elucidations of leading early analytic philosophers with excerpts of their works. * Nikolay Milkov, Professor of Philosophy, Paderborn University, Germany *