Wilfrid Sellars (1912–1989) was a ground-breaking figure in twentieth-century philosophy. He co-founded the first American journal devoted to analytic philosophy, and he made major contributions to several areas of philosophy, but his work has been under-explored. This wide-ranging volume of new essays conveys the importance of Sellars's contributions to philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, ethical theory, and the history of philosophy. The essays explore such topics as Sellars's relation to Kant and Hegel, comparisons of Sellars with Continental philosophers such as Heidegger and Deleuze, new work on Sellars's philosophy of mind in relation to animal cognition and to AI, his contributions to ethical theory, and his place in the history of philosophy, including neo-Kantianism and American pragmatism.

‘Interpreting Sellars is an important and highly interesting contribution both to Sellars scholarship and to all the core philosophical issues that Sellars's work touches on. This collection of new essays brings together established experts in the field and a new generation of young scholars connecting Sellars's work to such diverse topics as animal cognition and classical pragmatism. Each of these essays is fascinating and worthy of careful study. Few will find nothing here to disagree with, but fewer still will not profit from thinking through that disagreement.'

Mark Lance - Georgetown University