Anthropocentrism in Philosophy : : Realism, Antirealism, Semirealism / / Panayot Butchvarov.

Anthropocentrism in philosophy is deeply paradoxical. Ethics investigates the human good, epistemology investigates human knowledge, and antirealist metaphysics holds that the world depends on our cognitive capacities. But humans’ good and knowledge, including their language and concepts, are empiri...

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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2015]
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Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Eide : Foundations of Ontology , 8
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Chapter One. Introduction
  • Part One. Epistemology and Ethics Dehumanized
  • Chapter Two. Three Varieties of Epistemology
  • Chapter Three. The Property Good
  • Chapter Four. Saying and Showing The Good
  • Part Two. Metaphysics Humanized
  • Chapter Five. The Role of Language in Cognition
  • Chapter Six. Metaphysical Realism and Logical Antirealism
  • Chapter Seven. Logical Semirealism
  • Chapter Eight. Generic Statements
  • Chapter Nine. Facts and Truth
  • Part Three. Metaphysics Dehumanized
  • Chapter Ten. I and the World
  • Chapter Eleven. We and the World
  • Chapter Twelve. Mind and the World
  • Bibliography
  • Index