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.
Jack Ritchie
Understanding Naturalism [PDF ebook]
Understanding Naturalism [PDF ebook]
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Idioma Inglés ● Formato PDF ● Páginas 192 ● ISBN 9781317493587 ● Editorial Taylor and Francis ● Publicado 2014 ● Descargable 3 veces ● Divisa EUR ● ID 3548376 ● Protección de copia Adobe DRM
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