The Metaphysics Of Epistemology
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The Metaphysics Of Epistemology
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Author : Wilfrid Sellars
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-04-13
The Metaphysics Of Epistemology written by Wilfrid Sellars and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-13 with categories.
The systematic investigation of the metaphysical foundations of Epistemology. An accessible glimpse of the underpinnings of contemporary philosophy of mind, the relationship between mind and brain, cognitive science and philosophy of mind. The work is free from technical terms and perfectly accessible to those who seek an explanation for the direction being taken by research in psychology, cognitive science and philosophy.
The Philosophy Of Group Polarization
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Author : Fernando Broncano-Berrocal
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-02-15
The Philosophy Of Group Polarization written by Fernando Broncano-Berrocal and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-15 with Philosophy categories.
Group polarization—the tendency of groups to incline toward more extreme positions than initially held by their individual members—has been rigorously studied by social psychologists, though in a way that has overlooked important philosophical questions. This is the first book-length treatment of group polarization from a philosophical perspective. The phenomenon of group polarization raises several important metaphysical and epistemological questions. From a metaphysical point of view, can group polarization, understood as an epistemic feature of a group, be reduced to epistemic features of its individual members? Relatedly, from an epistemological point of view, is group polarization best understood as a kind of cognitive bias or rather in terms of intellectual vice? This book compares four models that combine potential answers to the metaphysical and epistemological questions. The models considered are: group polarization as (i) a collective bias; (ii) a summation of individual epistemic vices; (iii) a summation of individual biases; and (iv) a collective epistemic vice. Ultimately, the authors defend a collective vice model of group polarization over the competing alternatives. The Philosophy of Group Polarization will be of interest to students and researchers working in epistemology, particularly those working on social epistemology, collective epistemology, social ontology, virtue epistemology, and distributed cognition. It will also be of interest to those working on issues in political epistemology, applied epistemology, and on topics at the intersection of epistemology and ethics.
Papers In Ethics And Social Philosophy Volume 3
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Author : David Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2000
Papers In Ethics And Social Philosophy Volume 3 written by David Lewis 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 2000 with Philosophy categories.
This third volume of Lewis's papers is devoted to his work in ethics and social philosophy. Topics covered include the logic of obligation and permission; decision theory and its relation to the idea that beliefs might play the motivating role of desires; a subjectivist analysis o f value; dilemmas in virtue ethics; the problem of evil; problems about self-prediction; social coordination, linguistic and otherwise; alleged duties to rescue distant strangers; toleration as a tacit treaty; nuclear warfare; and punishment. The purpose of this collection, and the two preceding volumes, is to disseminate more widely the work of an eminent and influential contemporary philosopher.
Establishing Medical Reality
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Author : Harold Kincaid
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-06-01
Establishing Medical Reality written by Harold Kincaid and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-01 with Medical categories.
Medicine raises numerous philosophical issues. This volume approaches the philosophy of medicine from the broad naturalist perspective. This holds that philosophy must be continuous with, constrained by, and relevant to empirical results of the natural and social sciences. The upshot is a unique volume that ties medicine to contemporary issues in philosophy of science and metaphysics.
Metaphysics Epistemology And Technology
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Author : Carl Mitcham
language : en
Publisher: JAI Press Incorporated
Release Date : 2000-12-20
Metaphysics Epistemology And Technology written by Carl Mitcham and has been published by JAI Press Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-12-20 with Computers categories.
Aims to advance philosophical reflections on technology through a focus on metaphysical and epistemological issues. This book contains chapters by contributors who employ the resources of both the phenomenological and analytical traditions of contemporary philosophy in their work.
The Metaphysics And The Epistemology Of Meaning
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Author : Jonas Pfister
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2013-05-02
The Metaphysics And The Epistemology Of Meaning written by Jonas Pfister and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-02 with Philosophy categories.
The book develops the metaphysics of meaning along the lines set up by Paul Grice, defining the three central notions of what is meant, said and implicated. The Gricean notion of what is said is threatened by semantic underdetermination: If the sentence underdetermines the thought it is used to express, what is said cannot be the proposition expressed by the sentence and meant by the speaker. This leads to a number of questions: How far does semantic underdetermination reach? Do we have to extend or restrict the Gricean notion? Is what is said semantic or pragmatic? Keeping these metaphysical questions separate from the epistemological question of how the hearer understands what is meant, which is best explained by generalizing the Gricean theory of implicature derivation and combining it with a game-theoretic model, the book provides an original defense of a Gricean view in the ongoing debate about semantics and pragmatics.
Scientific Ontology
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Author : Anjan Chakravartty
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017-06-30
Scientific Ontology written by Anjan Chakravartty 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 2017-06-30 with Philosophy categories.
Both science and philosophy are interested in questions of ontology - questions about what exists and what these things are like. Science and philosophy, however, seem like very different ways of investigating the world, so how should one proceed? Some defer to the sciences, conceived as something apart from philosophy, and others to metaphysics, conceived as something apart from science, for certain kinds of answers. This book contends that these sorts of deference are misconceived. A compelling account of ontology must appreciate the ways in which the sciences incorporate metaphysical assumptions and arguments. At the same time, it must pay careful attention to how observation, experience, and the empirical dimensions of science are related to what may be viewed as defensible philosophical theorizing about ontology. The promise of an effectively naturalized metaphysics is to encourage beliefs that are formed in ways that do justice to scientific theorizing, modeling, and experimentation. But even armed with such a view, there is no one, uniquely rational way to draw lines between domains of ontology that are suitable for belief, and ones in which it would be better to suspend belief instead. In crucial respects, ontology is in the eye of the beholder: it is informed by underlying commitments with implications for the limits of inquiry, which inevitably vary across rational inquirers. As result, the proper scope of ontology is subject to a striking form of voluntary choice, yielding a new and transformative conception of scientific ontology.
Metaphysics And The Philosophy Of Science
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Author : Matthew Slater
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017-02-01
Metaphysics And The Philosophy Of Science written by Matthew Slater 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 2017-02-01 with Philosophy categories.
The question of the proper role of metaphysics in philosophy of science is both significant and contentious. The last few decades have seen considerable engagement with philosophical projects aptly described as "the metaphysics of science:" inquiries into natural laws and properties, natural kinds, causal relations, and dispositions. At the same time, many metaphysicians have begun moving in the direction of more scientifically-informed ("scientistic" or "naturalistic") metaphysics. And yet many philosophers of science retain a deep suspicion about the significance of metaphysical investigations into science. This volume of new essays explores a broadly methodological question: what role should metaphysics play in our philosophizing about science? These new essays, written by leading philosophers of science, address this question both through ground-level investigations of particular issues in the metaphysics of science and by more general methodological inquiry.
Philosophy For Graduate Students
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Author : Alex Broadbent
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-02-05
Philosophy For Graduate Students written by Alex Broadbent and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-05 with Philosophy categories.
When graduate students start their studies, they usually have sound knowledge of some areas of philosophy, but the overall map of their knowledge is often patchy and disjointed. There are a number of topics that any contemporary philosopher working in any part of the analytic tradition (and in many parts of other traditions too) needs to grasp, and to grasp as a coherent whole rather than a rag-bag of interesting but isolated discussions. This book answers this need, by providing a overview of core topics in metaphysics and epistemology that is at once accessible and nuanced. Ten core topics are explained, and their relation to each other is clearly set out. The book emphasizes the utility of the concepts and distinctions it covers for philosophy as a whole, not just for specialist discussions in metaphysics or epistemology. The text is highly readable and may be used as the basis of a course on these topics. Recommendations for reading are included at the end of each chapter, divided into essential and further readings. The text is also suitable for people approaching philosophy from other disciplines, as an accessible primer to the central topics, concepts and distinctions that are needed to engage meaningfully in contemporary philosophical debate.
African Metaphysics Epistemology And A New Logic
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Author : Jonathan O. Chimakonam
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date : 2021-06-02
African Metaphysics Epistemology And A New Logic written by Jonathan O. Chimakonam and has been published by Palgrave Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-02 with Philosophy categories.
This book focuses on African metaphysics and epistemology, and is an exercise in decoloniality. The authors describe their approach to "decoloniality" as an intellectual repudiation of coloniality, using the method of conversational thinking grounded in Ezumezu logic. Focusing specifically on both African metaphysics and African epistemology, the authors put forward theories formulated to stimulate fresh debates and extend the frontiers of learning in the field. They emphasize that this book is not a project in comparative philosophy, nor is it geared towards making Africa/ns the object/subjects of philosophy. Rather, the book highlights and discusses philosophical insights that have been produced from the African perspective, which the authors argue must be further developed in order to achieve decoloniality in the field of philosophy more broadly.