Presents a survey of the main strands in naturalist thought. This book explains the origin and development of naturalist ideas in epistemology, metaphysics and semantics through the works of Quine, Goldman, Kuhn, Chalmers, Papineau, Millikan and others. It distinguishes two strands of naturalist thinking, the constructive and the deflationary.
Autorentext
Jack Ritchie
Zusammenfassung
Many contemporary Anglo-American philosophers describe themselves as naturalists. But what do they mean by that term? Popular naturalist slogans like, "there is no first philosophy" or "philosophy is continuous with the natural sciences" are far from illuminating. "Understanding Naturalism" provides a clear and readable survey of the main strands in recent naturalist thought. The origin and development of naturalist ideas in epistemology, metaphysics and semantics is explained through the works of Quine, Goldman, Kuhn, Chalmers, Papineau, Millikan and others. The most common objections to the naturalist project - that it involves a change of subject and fails to engage with "real" philosophical problems, that it is self-refuting, and that naturalism cannot deal with normative notions like truth, justification and meaning - are all discussed. "Understanding Naturalism" distinguishes two strands of naturalist thinking - the constructive and the deflationary - and explains how this distinction can invigorate naturalism and the future of philosophical research.
Inhalt
1. Introduction: What do we mean by Natural? 2. First Philosophy 3. Quine and Epistemology Naturalised 4. Reliabilism 5. The Science of Science: Naturalised Philosophy of Science 6. Materialism and Physicalism 7. Naturalism without Physicalism? 8. Naturalism, Meaning and Truth 9. Conclusion: New Directions for Naturalism Questions for Discussion and Revision Further Reading
Titel
Understanding Naturalism
Autor
EAN
9781317493570
ISBN
978-1-317-49357-0
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Genre
Veröffentlichung
05.12.2014
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
0.56 MB
Anzahl Seiten
192
Jahr
2014
Untertitel
Englisch
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