Essays On Relativism
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Essays On Relativism
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Author : Crispin Wright
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2023
Essays On Relativism written by Crispin Wright and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Law categories.
The idea that truth might be relative has recently been taken seriously again in philosophy, after years of ill repute. Crispin Wright has been a leading critic of the new relativism: this volume charts the development of his thinking on the topic over two decades.
Essays On Skepticism Relativism And Ethics In The Zhuangzi
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Author : Paul Kjellberg
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 1996-04-11
Essays On Skepticism Relativism And Ethics In The Zhuangzi written by Paul Kjellberg and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-04-11 with History categories.
The Chinese philosophical text Zhuangzi, written in part by a man named Zhuangzi in late fourth century B.C.E. China, is gaining recognition as one of the classics of world literature. Writing in beautiful prose and poetry, Zhuangzi mixes humor with relentless logic in attacking claims to knowledge about the world, particularly evaluative knowledge of what is good and bad or right and wrong. His arguments seem to admit of no escape. And yet where does that leave us? Zhuangzi himself clearly does not think that our situation is utterly hopeless, since at the very least he must have some reason for thinking we are better off aware of our ignorance. This book addresses the question of how Zhuangzi manages to sustain a positive moral vision in the face of his seemingly sweeping skepticism. Zhuangzi is compared to the Greek philosophers Plato and Sextus Empiricus in order to pinpoint more exactly what he doubts and why. Also examined is Zhuangzi's views on language and the role that language plays in shaping the reality we perceive. The authors test the application of Zhuangzi's ideas to contemporary debates in critical theory and to issues in moral philosophical thought such as the establishment of equal worth and the implications of ethical relativism. They also explore the religious and spiritual dimensions of the text and clarify the relation between Zhuangzi and Buddhism.
Essays On Skepticism Relativism And Ethics In The Zhuangzi
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Author : Paul Kjellberg
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1996-01-01
Essays On Skepticism Relativism And Ethics In The Zhuangzi written by Paul Kjellberg and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Social Science categories.
The Chinese philosophical text Zhuangzi was written by Zhuangzi in the fourth century BCE. With humor and relentless logic Zhuangzi attacks claims to knowledge about the world, especially evaluative knowledge of what is good and bad or right and wrong. This book is about the man and the text.
Relativism
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Author : Michael Krausz
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2010-08-06
Relativism written by Michael Krausz and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-06 with Philosophy categories.
The essays in this volume grapple with one of the most intriguing, enduring, and far-reaching philosophical problems of our age. Relativism comes in many varieties. It is often defined as the belief that truth, goodness, or beauty is relative& mdash;relative, that is, to some context or frame of reference& mdash;and that no absolute standards can adjudicate between competing reference frames. This anthology captures the significance and range of relativistic doctrines, rehearsing their virtues and vices and reflecting a spectrum of attitudes toward relativism. Invoking diverse philosophical orientations, these doctrines concern conceptions of relativism in relation to pluralism and moral relativism; facts and conceptual schemes; realism and objectivity; solidarity and rationality; universalism and foundationalism; and feminism and poststructuralism. The thirty-three essays in this book include nine original works and many classical articles.
Essays On Realism And Rationalism
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Author : Alan Musgrave
language : en
Publisher: Rodopi
Release Date : 1999
Essays On Realism And Rationalism written by Alan Musgrave and has been published by Rodopi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Philosophy categories.
A collection of essays (1971-1999) centering on the philosophy of science. Musgrave, a philosopher whose academic affiliations are not given, defends realism, partly from an appeal to common sense. He discusses anti-realist trends in Anglo-American philosophy (Wittgenstein, instrumentalism, construc
Explaining Value And Other Essays In Moral Philosophy
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Author : Gilbert Harman
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2000
Explaining Value And Other Essays In Moral Philosophy written by Gilbert Harman and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Law categories.
In this selection of Gilbert Harman's shorter writings in moral philosophy, the essays are divided into four sections, focusing on moral relativism, values and valuing, character traits and virtue ethics, and ways of explaining aspects of morality.
Relativism And The Social Sciences
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Author : Ernest Gellner
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1987-02-26
Relativism And The Social Sciences written by Ernest Gellner and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-02-26 with Philosophy categories.
Considers human diversity and change and rejects the usual solutions to problems of relativism. Presents a new mode of inquiry in its stead a mixture of philosophy, history, and anthropology that appears to be more meaningful.
Ontological Relativity And Other Essays
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Author : Willard Van Orman Quine
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 1969
Ontological Relativity And Other Essays written by Willard Van Orman Quine and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Philosophy categories.
Intended to clarify the meaning of the philosophical doctrines propounded by W. V. Quine in Word and Objects, the essays included herein are intimately related and concern themselves with three philosophical preoccupations: the nature of meaning, the meaning of existence and the nature of natural knowledge.
Explaining Value
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Author : Gilbert Harman
language : en
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Release Date : 2000-08-17
Explaining Value written by Gilbert Harman and has been published by Clarendon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-08-17 with Philosophy categories.
Explaining Value is a selection of the best of Gilbert Harman's shorter writings in moral philosophy. The thirteen essays, originally published between 1967 and 1999, are divided into four sections, which focus in turn on moral relativism, values and valuing, character traits and virtue ethics, and ways of explaining aspects of morality. An indication of the breadth of interest of the book can be given by mentioning a few of the compelling questions which Harman discusses: What accounts for the existence of basic moral disagreements? Why do most people think it is worse to injure someone than to fail to save them from injury? Why do many people think it is morally permissible to treat animals in ways we would not treat people? What is it to value something and what is it to value something intrinsically? How much of morality can or should be explained in terms of human flourishing, or the possession of virtuous character traits? How do people come to be moral? Harman's distinctive approach to moral philosophy has provoked much interest; this volume offers a fascinating conspectus of his most important work in the area.
Epistemic Relativism
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Author : M. Seidel
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-04-13
Epistemic Relativism written by M. Seidel and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-13 with Philosophy categories.
Markus Seidel provides a detailed critique of epistemic relativism in the sociology of scientific knowledge. In addition to scrutinizing the main arguments for epistemic relativism he provides an absolutist account that nevertheless aims at integrating the relativist's intuition.