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Skepticism And Naturalism
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Author : P. F. Strawson
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 1985
Skepticism And Naturalism written by P. F. Strawson 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 1985 with Philosophy categories.
Scepticism And Naturalism Some Varieties
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Author : P.F. Strawson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2011-03-28
Scepticism And Naturalism Some Varieties written by P.F. Strawson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-28 with Philosophy categories.
By the time of his death in 2006, Sir Peter Strawson was regarded as one of the world's most distinguished philosophers. Unavailable for many years, Scepticism and Naturalism is a profound reflection on two classic philosophical problems by a philosopher at the pinnacle of his career. Based on his acclaimed Woodbridge lectures delivered at Columbia University in 1983, Strawson begins with a discussion of scepticism, which he defines as questioning the adequacy of our grounds for holding various beliefs. He then draws deftly on Hume and Wittgenstein to argue that we must distinguish between 'hard', scientific naturalism; or 'soft', humanistic naturalism. In the remaining chapters the author takes up several issues in which sceptical doubts play an important role, in particular the nature of transcendental arguments and including the objectivity of moral philosophy, the mental and the physical, and the existence of abstract entities. Scepticism and Naturalism is essential reading for those seeking an introduction to the work of one of the twentieth century’s most important and original philosophers. This reissue includes a substantial new foreword by Quassim Cassam and a fascinating intellectual autobiography by Strawson, which together form an excellent introduction to his life and work.
Skepticism And Naturalism
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Author : Peter Frederick Strawson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Skepticism And Naturalism written by Peter Frederick Strawson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Naturalism categories.
Ideas Evidence And Method
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Author : Graciela Teresa De Pierris
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Ideas Evidence And Method written by Graciela Teresa De Pierris and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Literary Criticism categories.
Graciela De Pierris presents a novel interpretation of the relationship between skepticism and naturalism in Hume's epistemology, and a new appraisal of Hume's place within early modern thought. Whereas a dominant trend in recent Hume scholarship maintains that there are no skeptical arguments concerning causation and induction in Book I, Part III of the Treatise, Graciela De Pierris presents a detailed reading of the skeptical argument she finds there and how this argument initiates a train of skeptical reasoning that begins in Part III and culminates in Part IV. This reasoning is framed by Hume's version of the modern theory of ideas developed by Descartes and Locke. The skeptical implications of this theory, however, do not arise, as in traditional interpretations of Hume's skepticism, from the 'veil of perception.' They arise from Hume's elaboration of a presentational-phenomenological model of ultimate evidence, according to which there is always a justificatory gap between what is or has been immediately presented to the mind and any ideas that go beyond it. This happens, paradigmatically, in the causal-inductive inference, and, as De Pierris argues, in demonstrative inference as well. Yet, in spite of his firm commitment to radical skepticism, Hume also accepts the naturalistic standpoint of science and common life, and he does so, on the novel interpretation presented here, because of an equally firm commitment to Newtonian science in general and the Newtonian inductive method in particular. Hume defends the Newtonian method (against the mechanical philosophy) while simultaneously rejecting all attempts (including those of the Newtonians) to find a place for the supernatural within our understanding of nature.
Ideas Evidence And Method
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Author : Graciela De Pierris
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
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The Riddle Of Hume S Treatise
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Author : Paul Russell
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2008-02-05
The Riddle Of Hume S Treatise written by Paul Russell 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 2008-02-05 with Philosophy categories.
Although it is widely recognized that David Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature (1729-40) belongs among the greatest works of philosophy, there is little aggreement about the correct way to interpret his fundamental intentions. The solution to this riddle depends on challenging another, closely related, point of orthodoxy: namely, that before Hume published the Treatise he removed almost all material concerned with problems of religion. Russell argues, contrary to this view, that irreligious aims and objectives are fundamental to the Treatise and account for its underlying unity and coherence. It is Hume's basic anti-Christian aims and objectives that serve to shape and direct both his skeptical and naturalistic commitments. When Hume's arguments are viewed from this perspective we can solve, not only puzzles arising from his discussion of various specific issues, we can also explain the intimate and intricate connections that hold his entire project together. This "irreligious" interpretation provides a comprehensive fresh account of the nature of Hume's fundamental aims and ambitions in the Treatise. It also presents a radically different picture of the way in which Hume's project was rooted in the debates and controversies of his own time, placing the Treatise in an irreligious or anti-Christian philosophical tradition that includes Hobbes, Spinoza and freethinking followers. Considered in these terms, Hume's Treatise constitutes the crowning achievement of the Radical Enlightenment.
Scepticism And Reasonable Doubt
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Author : M. Jamie Ferreira
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1986
Scepticism And Reasonable Doubt written by M. Jamie Ferreira and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Philosophy categories.
Charting the development of the British tradition of naturalism from the 17th to the 19th century, this book provides fascinating insight into a wide range of thinkers, both Catholic and Protestant, who explored the themes of proof, practice, and the role of common sense. Reappraising what these thinkers can teach us about the relations between belief, action, and skepticism, Ferreira contributes to the philosophical study of naturalist replies to skepticism, as well as to a deeper appreciation of this particular segment of British intellectual history.
Wittgenstein Scepticism And Naturalism
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Author : Marie McGinn
language : en
Publisher: Anthem Press
Release Date : 2021-12-07
Wittgenstein Scepticism And Naturalism written by Marie McGinn and has been published by Anthem Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-07 with Philosophy categories.
Central to any interpretation of Wittgenstein’s later philosophy is an understanding of his philosophical method and the nature of the turn which characterises the evolution from his early to his later work. In the essays in Wittgenstein, Scepticism and Naturalism, Marie McGinn argues that this methodological shift has at its heart a highly distinctive form of naturalism, which has its roots in the works of Goethe. This form of naturalism emphasises achieving a clarified view of complex, natural phenomena in their natural setting, with a view to describing patterns and connections that are in plain view. Wittgenstein is seen as applying these methods to the task of conceptual clarification, whose aim is to dissolve philosophical problems and paradoxes. The essays cover the following topics: scepticism about the external world; scepticism about other minds; knowledge and belief; meaning and rule-following; psychological states and the distinctive first-person use of psychological concepts; the relation between the early and the later philosophy; and the nature of Wittgenstein’s naturalism.
Skepticism And Naturalism
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Author : Peter Frederick Strawson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
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Towards A Philosophical Anthropology Of Culture
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Author : Kevin M. Cahill
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-01-25
Towards A Philosophical Anthropology Of Culture written by Kevin M. Cahill and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-25 with Philosophy categories.
This book explores the question of what it means to be a human being through sustained and original analyses of three important philosophical topics: relativism, skepticism, and naturalism in the social sciences. Kevin Cahill’s approach involves an original employment of historical and ethnographic material that is both conceptual and empirical in order to address relevant philosophical issues. Specifically, while Cahill avoids interpretative debates, he develops an approach to philosophical critique based on Cora Diamond’s and James Conant’s work on the early Wittgenstein. This makes possible the use of a concept of culture that avoids the dogmatism that not only typifies traditional metaphysics but also frequently mars arguments from ordinary language or phenomenology. This is especially crucial for the third part of the book, which involves a cultural-historical critique of the ontology of the self in Stanley Cavell’s work on skepticism. In pursuing this strategy, the book also mounts a novel and timely defense of the interpretivist tradition in the philosophy of the social sciences. Towards a Philosophical Anthropology of Culture will be of interest to researchers working on the philosophy of the social sciences, Wittgenstein, and philosophical anthropology.