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Rule Following And Realism
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Author : Gary Ebbs
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-07-01
Rule Following And Realism written by Gary Ebbs and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-01 with Philosophy categories.
Through detailed and trenchant criticism of standard interpretations of some of the key arguments in analytical philosophy over the last sixty years, this book arrives at a new conception of the proper starting point and task of the philosophy of language. To understand central topics in the philosophy of language and mind, Gary Ebbs contends, we must investigate them from our perspective as participants in shared linguistic practices; but our efforts at adopting this participant perspective are limited by our lingering loyalties to metaphysical realism (the view that we can make objective assertions only if we can grasp metaphysically independent truth conditions) and scientific naturalism (the view that it is only within science that reality can be identified and described). In Rule-Following and Realism, Ebbs works to loosen the hold of these views by exposing their roots and developing a different way of looking at our linguistic practices. Reexamining and extending influential arguments by Saul Kripke, W. V. Quine, Rudolf Carnap, Hilary Putnam, and Tyler Burge, Ebbs presents systematic redescriptions of our linguistic practices that transform our understanding of such central topics as rule-following, the analytic-synthetic distinction, realism, anti-individualism, the division of linguistic labor, self-knowledge, and skepticism.
Wittgenstein
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Author : S HOLTZMAN
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-06-03
Wittgenstein written by S HOLTZMAN and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-03 with Philosophy categories.
First published in 2005. The essays and replies in this volume represent, with some modifications, the proceedings of a colloquium held in Oxford in Trinity Term, 1979. With occasional exceptions, critical response to the Philosophical Investigations following publication focused on a limited range of topics - an unsystematic book was discussed in an unsystematic fashion. This book employs a different approach, one that interprets disconnected discussions of Wittgenstein's as united by a single underlying set of powerful arguments.
Forms Of Life And Following Rules
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Author : Donald K. Barry
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 1996
Forms Of Life And Following Rules written by Donald K. Barry and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Philosophy categories.
This book provides a defence of epistemological relativism against its most powerful opponents. It takes as its point of departure some key arguments - especially those concerning rule following and forms of life - of the later work of Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Essays On Moral Realism
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Author : Geoffrey Sayre-McCord
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 1988
Essays On Moral Realism written by Geoffrey Sayre-McCord and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Philosophy categories.
This collection of influential essays illustrates the range, depth, and importance of moral realism, the fundamental issues it raises, and the problems it faces.
Forms Of Life And Following Rules
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Author : D.K. Barry
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-12-06
Forms Of Life And Following Rules written by D.K. Barry and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-06 with History categories.
This study defends a version of epistemological relativism, taking as its point of departure some key arguments from the later work of Ludwig Wittgenstein - especially those concerning rule following and forms of life. An opposition is established between the dominant form of epistemological realism - that which relies upon 'truth-conditions'- and theories in which knowledge and truth are fundamentally dependent upon context. It is argued in Part One that Wittgenstein proves the necessity for a contextual understanding of knowledge. Part Two develops a clearer idea of that context, using Thomas Kuhn's concept of paradigm. It is argued that this concept has been largely misunderstood (even by Kuhn), but that it can be developed to be remarkably consistent with Wittgenstein's arguments. All those - philosophers, historians, sociologists and others - who wish finally to understand the complex issues involved in debates about epistemological relativism will find this book invaluable.
Wittgenstein On Rules And Private Language
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Author : Saul A. Kripke
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1982
Wittgenstein On Rules And Private Language written by Saul A. Kripke and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Philosophy categories.
Table of Contents " Preface " Introductory " The Wittgensteinian Paradox " The Solution and the 'Private Language' Argument " Postscript Wittgenstein and Other Minds " Index.
Sublimation Realism And Rule Following An Outline Of A Humanized Platonism
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Author : Alexander Miller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Sublimation Realism And Rule Following An Outline Of A Humanized Platonism written by Alexander Miller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with categories.
The Theory Of Rules
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Author : Karl N. Llewellyn
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2011-05-01
The Theory Of Rules written by Karl N. Llewellyn and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-01 with Law categories.
Karl N. Llewellyn was one of the founders and major figures of legal realism, and his many keen insights have a central place in American law and legal understanding. Key to Llewellyn’s thinking was his conception of rules, put forward in his numerous writings and most famously in his often mischaracterized declaration that they are “pretty playthings.” Previously unpublished, The Theory of Rules is the most cogent presentation of his profound and insightful thinking about the life of rules. This book frames the development of Llewellyn’s thinking and describes the difference between what rules literally prescribe and what is actually done, with the gap explained by a complex array of practices, conventions, professional skills, and idiosyncrasies, most of which are devoted to achieving a law’s larger purpose rather than merely following the letter of a particular rule. Edited, annotated, and with an extensive analytic introduction by leading contemporary legal scholar Frederick Schauer, this rediscovered work contains material not found elsewhere in Llewellyn’s writings and will prove a valuable contribution to the existing literature on legal realism.
Wittgenstein S Metametaphysics And The Realism Idealism Debate
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Author : Marius Bartmann
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-06-12
Wittgenstein S Metametaphysics And The Realism Idealism Debate written by Marius Bartmann and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-12 with Philosophy categories.
This book develops a new Wittgenstein interpretation called Wittgenstein’s Metametaphysics. The basic idea is that one major strand in Wittgenstein’s early and later philosophy can be described as undermining the dichotomy between realism and idealism. The aim of this book is to contribute to a better understanding of the relation between language and reality and to open up avenues of dialogue to overcome deep divides in the research literature. In the course of developing a comprehensive and in-depth interpretation, the author provides fresh and original analyses of the latest issues in Wittgenstein scholarship and gives new answers to both major exegetical and philosophical problems. This makes the book an illuminating study for scholars and advanced students alike.
Dictionary Of Critical Realism
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Author : Mervyn Hartwig
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-01-30
Dictionary Of Critical Realism written by Mervyn Hartwig and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-30 with Social Science categories.
Dictionary of Critical Realism fulfils a vital gap in the literature, Critical Realism is often criticised for being too opaque and deploying too much jargon, thereby making the concepts inaccessible for a wider audience. However, as Hartwig puts it 'Just as the tools of the various skilled trades need to be precision-engineered for specific, interrelated functions, so meta-theory requires concepts honed for specific interrelated tasks: it is impossible to think creatively at that level without them.' This Dictionary seeks to redress this problem; to throw open the important contribution of Critical Realism to a wider audience for the first time, by thoroughly explaining all the key concepts and key developments. It includes 500 entries on these themes, and has contributions from major players in field. However this text does not stop there, it goes further than simply elucidating the concepts and includes a number of essays which use the notions in important areas, thereby demonstrating the appropriate use of the concepts in action to encourage their wider use. This book will become a requisite reference tool for Critical Realist scholars and Philosophers and Social scientists alike will enjoy this vital introduction and explanatory text of the indispensable ideas contained within the dynamic and vibrant school of Critical Realism.