Naturalism in Question / / ed. by Mario De Caro, David Macarthur.
Today the majority of philosophers in the English-speaking world adhere to the "naturalist" credos that philosophy is continuous with science, and that the natural sciences provide a complete account of all that exists--whether human or nonhuman. The new faith says science, not man, is the...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2008] ©2008 |
Year of Publication: | 2008 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (350 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction: The Nature of Naturalism -- 1 The Charm of Naturalism -- 2 The Miracle of Monism -- 3 The Content and Appeal of “Naturalism” -- 4 Naturalism Without Representationalism -- II MIND -- 5 Naturalism in the Philosophy of Mind -- 6 Naturalism and Skepticism -- 7 Intentionality and Norms -- 8 Could There Be a Science of Rationality? -- III AGENCY -- 9 Agency and Alienation -- 10 Is Freedom Really a Mystery? -- 11 Subjectivity and the Agential Perspective -- IV ETHICAL AND AESTHETIC NORMATIVITY -- 12 A Nonnaturalist Account of Personal Identity -- 13 Against Naturalism in Ethics -- 14 Postscript (2002) to “The Investigations’ Everyday Aesthetics of Itself” -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index |
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Summary: | Today the majority of philosophers in the English-speaking world adhere to the "naturalist" credos that philosophy is continuous with science, and that the natural sciences provide a complete account of all that exists--whether human or nonhuman. The new faith says science, not man, is the measure of all things. However, there is a growing skepticism about the adequacy of this complacent orthodoxy. This volume presents a group of leading thinkers who criticize scientific naturalism not in the name of some form of supernaturalism, but in order to defend a more inclusive or liberal naturalism. The many prominent Anglo-American philosophers appearing in this book--Akeel Bilgrami, Stanley Cavell, Donald Davidson, John Dupré, Jennifer Hornsby, Erin Kelly, John McDowell, Huw Price, Hilary Putnam, Carol Rovane, Barry Stroud, and Stephen White--do not march in lockstep, yet their contributions demonstrate mutual affinities and various unifying themes. Instead of attempting to force human nature into a restricted scientific image of the world, these papers represent an attempt to place human nature at the center of renewed--but still scientifically respectful--conceptions of philosophy and nature. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674271975 9783110442212 9783110442205 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674271975?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | ed. by Mario De Caro, David Macarthur. |