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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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2008]
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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
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
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Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Mario De Caro, David Macarthur.