Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. Representational Philosophy and Conventional Realism 9
5. 2. Mentalism and the Problem of Concepts 34
6. 3. The Realistic Imagination in Political Inquiry: The Case of International Relations 53
7. 4. The Challenge to Representational Philosophy: Wittgenstein, Ryle, and Austin 72
8. 5. Contemporary Anti- representationalism: Sellars, Davidson, Putnam, McDowell, and Dennett 92
9. 6. Presentation and Representation in Social Inquiry 114
10. 7. Conventional Realism 128
11. 8. The Quest for the Real and the Fear of Relativism 151
12. Conclusion 168
13. Acknowledgments 175
14. References 177
15. Index 185