Speculative evaluations : : essays on a pluralistic universe / / Hugh P. McDonald.

• Superior document: Value inquiry book series. Studies in pragmatism and values ; v. 243
• Author: McDonald, H. P.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Value inquiry book series. Studies in pragmatism and values ; v. 243.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (337 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This book evaluates competing theories on speculative topics, such as nature, technology, space, time, and the relation of mind and matter. The general thesis is the actuality of principles in the form of laws, norms and other general principles in a plastic world, tying together the actualization of “oughts” and other principles. The result is a pluralistic universe, endorsing the pragmatic view of the world. The book examines nature, being, reality and other traditional issues in this light, critically evaluating many historical approaches.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- INTRODUCTION -- DOES NATURE EXIST? TOWARD A CRITIQUE OF NATURE AND NATURALISM -- MYSTICAL MATERIALISM -- BEING, TECHNE, AND CHANGE -- CRITICAL EVALUATION OF FACTS -- THE PROBLEM WITH “BRAIN” -- PRINCIPLES: THE PRINCIPLE OF PRINCIPLES -- SPACE AND THE VOID -- IS TIME MULTIDIMENSIONAL? -- SPECULATIVE AXIOLOGY -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- Index -- VIBS.