Susan Stebbing

Susan Stebbing (1885–1943) was the UK's first female professor of philosophy and a key figure in the development of analytic philosophy. She wrote the world's first accessible book on polyadic logic and made significant contributions to science, metaphysics, philosophical logic, critical thinking, and applied philosophy. This Element highlights her positive contributions, such as her solution to the paradox of analysis, her account of the relation of sense data to physical objects, and her anti-idealist interpretation of Einsteinian physics, which helped move analytic philosophy from its early phase to its middle period.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 75 pages
Publication date: 15 December 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Susan Stebbing (1885–1943), the United Kingdom's inaugural female professor of philosophy, played a pivotal role in the evolution of analytic philosophy. Stebbing authored the world's first comprehensive work on the emerging polyadic logic and its philosophical implications. She made substantial advancements in the fields of science philosophy, metaphysics, philosophical logic, critical thinking, and applied philosophy. Regrettably, she has been largely overlooked by historians of analytic philosophy. This Element presents a comprehensive yet accessible exploration of Stebbing's profound and original contributions, encompassing her resolution of the paradox of analysis, her account of the relationship between sense data and physical objects, and her anti-idealist interpretation of the new Einsteinian physics. Stebbing's pioneering work in these and other domains played a crucial role in transitioning analytic philosophy from its initial phase to its middle period.

Susan Stebbing (1885–1943), the United Kingdom's inaugural female professor of philosophy, played a pivotal role in the evolution of analytic philosophy. Stebbing authored the world's first comprehensive work on the emerging polyadic logic and its philosophical implications. She made substantial advancements in the fields of science philosophy, metaphysics, philosophical logic, critical thinking, and applied philosophy. Regrettably, she has been largely overlooked by historians of analytic philosophy. This Element presents a comprehensive yet accessible exploration of Stebbing's profound and original contributions, encompassing her resolution of the paradox of analysis, her account of the relationship between sense data and physical objects, and her anti-idealist interpretation of the new Einsteinian physics. Stebbing's pioneering work in these and other domains played a crucial role in transitioning analytic philosophy from its initial phase to its middle period.

Weight: 130g
ISBN-13: 9781009013031