Debating Dispositions : : Issues in Metaphysics, Epistemology and Philosophy of Mind / / Gregor Damschen, Robert Schnepf, Karsten Stüber.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• TeilnehmendeR: Damschen, Gregor,; Schnepf, Robert,; Stüber, Karsten,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
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Ordinary language and scientific discourse are filled with linguistic expressions for dispositional properties such as "soluble," "elastic," "reliable," and "humorous." We characterize objects in all domains - physical objects as well as human persons - with the help of dispositional expressions. Hence, the concept of a disposition has historically and systematically played a central role in different areas of philosophy ranging from metaphysics to ethics. The contributions of this volume analyze the ancient foundations of the discussion about disposition, examine the problem of disposition within the context of the foundation of modern science, and analyze this dispute up to the 20th century. Furthermore, articles explore the contemporary theories of dispositions.

Sowohl die Alltags- als auch die Wissenschaftssprache sind reich an Dispositionsausdrücken wie "löslich", "elastisch", "zuverlässig" und "humorvoll". Wir charakterisieren Objekte aus allen Gegenstandsbereichen, sowohl physische Gegenstände als auch menschliche Personen, mit Hilfe von dispositionellen Ausdrücken. Der Begriff der Disposition hat deshalb in der Philosophie in historischer und in systematischer Hinsicht immer eine entscheidende Rolle gespielt. Der Band präsentiert die reichhaltigen philosophischen Auseinandersetzungen um die Existenz, die Natur und die Rolle der Dispositionen von der Antike bis zum 20. Jh. und diskutiert aktuelle Theorien der Dispositionen in der Metaphysik, Erkenntnistheorie und Philosophie des Geistes.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- I. The Discovery of Dispositions: Ancient Foundations -- Knowledge and Virtue as Dispositions in Plato's Theaetetus / Gonzalez, Francisco J. -- Aristotle's Theory of Dispositions From the Principle of Movement to the Unmoved Mover / Jansen, Ludger -- Dispositions in Greek Historiography / Meissner, Burkhard -- II. The Debate about Dispositions from the Beginning of Modern Sciences to the 20th century -- The Dispositions of Descartesc / Machamer, Peter -- Explicable Explainers: the Problem of Mental Dispositions in Spinoza's Ethics / Renz, Ursula -- Harmonizing Modern Physics with Aristotelian Metaphysics. Leibniz's Theory of Force / Liske, Michael-Thomas -- From Ordinary Language to the Metaphysics of Dispositions - Gilbert Ryle on Disposition Talk and Dispositions / Scholz, Oliver R. -- III. Contemporary Philosophical Analyses of Dispositions -- Hic Rhodos, Hic Salta: From Reductionist Semantics to a Realist Ontology of Forceful Dispositions / Schrenk, Markus -- Ascribing Dispositions / Mumford, Stephan -- Dispositional Pluralism / McKitrick, Jennifer -- Dispositions and Their Intentions / Borghini, Andrea -- IV. The Role of Dispositions in Scientific and Philosophical Contexts -- Dispositions in Physics / Hüttemann, Andreas -- The Role of Dispositions in Historical Explanations / Schnepf, Robert -- Empathy, Mental Dispositions, and the Physicalist Challenge / Stueber, Karsten -- Dispositional Knowledge-How versus Propositional Knowledge-That / Damschen, Gregor -- Epistemic Virtues and Cognitive Dispositions / Henderson, David / Horgan, Terry -- The Epistemic Function of Virtuous Dispositions / Brendel, Elke -- Backmatter