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Oxford University Press Epistemological Disjunctivism
Book SynopsisDuncan Pritchard offers an original defence of epistemological disjunctivism. This is an account of perceptual knowledge which contends that such knowledge is paradigmatically constituted by a true belief that enjoys rational support which is both factive and reflectively accessible to the agent. In particular, in a case of paradigmatic perceptual knowledge that p, the subject''s rational support for believing that p is that she sees that p, where this rational support is both reflectively accessible and factive (i.e., it entails p). Such an account of perceptual knowledge poses a radical challenge to contemporary epistemology, since by the lights of standard views in epistemology this proposal is simply incoherent. Pritchard''s aim in Epistemological Disjunctivism is to show that this proposal is theoretically viable (i.e., that it does not succumb to the problems that it appears to face), and also to demonstrate that this is an account of perceptual knowledge which we would want to eTrade Review[T]his is a clearly written and carefully argued book that has made significant progress in developing and defending episte mological disjunctivism -- it is a must -- read for anyone with interests in the epistemology of perception. * Heather Logue, International Journal for the Study of Skeptiscism *Table of ContentsPART ONE: EPISTEMOLOGICAL DISJUNCTIVISM IN OUTLINE; PART TWO: FAVOURING VERSUS DISCRIMINATING EPISTEMIC SUPPORT; PART THREE: RADICAL SCEPTICISM
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Oxford University Press, USA Passions and Projections
Book SynopsisThis volume presents fourteen original essays which explore the philosophy of Simon Blackburn, one of the UK''s most influential contemporary philosophers. Blackburn is best known to the general public for his attempts to make philosophy accessible to those with little or no formal training, but in professional circles his reputation is based on a lifetime pursuit of his distinctive version of a projectivist and anti-realist research program. As he sees things, we must always try first to understand and explain what we are doing when we think and talk as we do. This research program reaches into nearly all of the main areas of philosophy: metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, moral philosophy, and moral psychology. The books and articles he has written provide us with perhaps the most comprehensive statement and defense of projectivism and anti-realism since Hume. The essays collected here document the range and influence of Blackburn''s work. They reveal, among other things, Trade ReviewThe range and influence of Simon Blackburn's work is reflected in the thematic variety of the contributions to this excellent volume edited by Robert N. Johnson and Michael Smith. The quality of the essays is consistently high, and together they provide a comprehensive, in-depth treatment of Blackburn's many original and controversial ideas * Camil Golub, Journal of Moral Philosophy *Anyone who has any interest in Blackburn's workor more generally in any version of expressivism, projectivism, prescriptivism, pragmatism, or anti-realismshould get their hands on this volume. The collection certainly provides a fitting, and very personal, tribute to the philosophical themes developed in Blackburn's pioneering workin the sense that many of the contributors, as indicated in the essays, have been profitably engaged with Blackburn's work for decades. * Noell Birondo, The Philosophical Quarterly *[T]his is a rather good anthology overall, and there is much here for those interested, not simply in the specifics of Blackburn's arguments, but in realism and projectivism as such, largely of course as such things apply to ethics, but to no small extent as these positions apply elsewhere as well * Steven Ross, Philosophical Forum *Written by a distinguished bunch of philosophers, this wonderful book collects together fourteen papers on various aspects of Blackburn's work. The papers cover what seems like a fitting selection of topics. They are polished, and many of them are a real joy to read. * Teemu Toppinen, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Online *Anyone who has any interest in Blackburn's workor more generally in any version of expressivism, projectivism, prescriptivism, pragmatism, or antirealism should get their hands on this volume. * Noell Birondo, Philosophical Quarterly *Table of ContentsPART ONE: METAPHYSICS AND EPISTEMOLOGY; PART TWO: METAETHICS AND MORAL PSYCHOLOGY
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Oxford University Press The Given
Book SynopsisWhat is given to us in conscious experience? The Given is an attempt to answer this question and in this way contribute to a general theory of mental content. The content of conscious experience is understood to be absolutely everything that is given to one, experientially, in the having of an experience. Michelle Montague focuses on the analysis of conscious perception, conscious emotion, and conscious thought, and deploys three fundamental notions in addition to the fundamental notion of content: the notions of intentionality, phenomenology, and consciousness. She argues that all experience essentially involves all four things, and that the key to an adequate general theory of what is given in experience--of ''the given''--lies in giving a correct specification of the nature of these four things and the relations between them. Montague argues that conscious perception, conscious thought, and conscious emotion each have a distinctive, irreducible kind of phenomenology--what she calls Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Intentionality, phenomenology, consciousness, and content 2: A Brentanian theory of content 3: Awareness of awareness 4: P. F. Strawson's datum 5: Brentanianism, standard representationalism, and Fregean representationalism 6: Perception of physical objects: the phenomenological particularity fact 7: Perception of physical objects: the access problem 8: Cognitive phenomenology: what is given in conscious thought 9: Evaluative phenomenology: what is given in conscious emotion Concluding remarks
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Clarendon Press Aristotle
Book SynopsisTranslated from Classical Greek, this text includes an English-Greek and Greek-English glossary, textual notes and detailed introduction to Aristotle's work.Trade ReviewIt is extremely satisfactory to have a commentary on the work as a whole. * Greece & Rome *Table of ContentsBOOK I
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Clarendon Press Aristotle
Book SynopsisOn the Parts of Animals is at the heart and soul of Aristotle''s scientific investigation of animals. It not only contains the results of his investigation of why different kinds of animals have the parts that they do; it also opens with a book devoted to laying the philosophical stones of the entire biological enterprise. Those philosophical foundations, in turn, reflect and build on Aristotle''s theory of knowledge, as found in the Analytics, and his metaphysics and natural philosophy, as found in the Metaphysics, Physics, and De Anima. Whether one is interested in Aristotle the philosopher, or Aristotle the biologist, the De Partibus Animalium has a great deal to offer. The translation of the entire four books, with commentary, gives the reader an opportunity to judge the integrity of Aristotle''s zoological practice in books II-IV, in light of the philosophical recommendations for such a study presented in book I. The translation aims to reflect the fine details of Aristotle''s reaTrade Reviewa fine philosophical analysis of the dialogue * Gabor Betegh, Classical World *It is extremely satisfactory to have a commentary on the work as a whole. * Greece & Rome *Table of ContentsBOOK I
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Oxford University Press, USA Meaning And Reference Oxford Readings In Philosophy
Book SynopsisPart of the "Oxford Readings in Philosophy" series, this volume presents a selection of the major writings in the debate on the nature of meaning and reference which started 100 years ago with Frege's essay "On Sense and Reference". This subject lies at the heart of the philosophy of language.Trade Review`Since the 1960's, the Oxford Readings in Philosophy have provided an essential service to all teachers of the subject. ... in a colourful and attractive new format, but the essential aim of the series remains unchanged: to introduce students, as gently as is realistically possible, to the best work in a given area. ... the volume on time is very wide-ranging Cogito:Winter 1993`Excellent for my second year undergraduate course - right on the topics - and making central papers easily available.' Martin Bell, University of York`This is a valuable collection of articles: the quality is outstanding, and the choice is excellent, for courses on the philosophy of language.' David Bell, University of Sheffield`This is a really excellent book.' Hugh Bredin, Queen's University, Belfast`It is excellent for teaching the subject in a British University' Dr G. McCulloch, University of Nottingham`A very useful anthology of seminal essays in this field.' Stephen P. Thornton, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland`This is an excellent selection of articles.' R. Fellows, University of Bradford`Excellent, nicely priced volume with many of the classic texts.' D.E. Cooper, University of Durham`This is an excellent collection of articles.' Maria Baghramian, University College Dublin`An extremely useful collection on meaning and reference containing classic papers students ought to read.' Dr C. Macdonald, University of Manchester`One of the most useful texts in the series Oxford Readings in Philosophy. It has the most important of the relevant essays.' B.B. Rundle, Trinity College, OxfordTable of ContentsOn sense and reference, Gottlob Frege; letter to Jourdain, Gottlob Frege; descriptions, Bertrand Russell; on referring, P.F. Strawson; mind and verbal dispositions, W.V. Quine; truth and meaning, Donald Davidson; on the sense and reference of a proper name, John McDowell; what does the appeal to use do for the theory of meaning, Michael Dummett; meaning and reference, Hilary Putnam; identity and necessity, Saul Kripke; Putnam's doctrine of natural kind words and Frege's doctrines of sense, reference and extension - can they cohere?, David Wiggins; the causal theory of names, Gareth Evans; Frege's distinction between sense and reference, Michael Dummett; Wittgenstein on following a rule, John McDowell.
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Oxford University Press An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding
Book SynopsisOxford Philosophical Texts Series Editor: John Cottingham The Oxford Philosophical Texts series consists of authoritative teaching editions of canonical texts in the history of philosophy from the ancient world down to modern times. Each volume provides a clear, well laid out text together with a comprehensive introduction by a leading specialist, giving the student detailed critical guidance on the intellectual context of the work and the structure and philosophical importance of the main arguments. Endnotes are supplied which provide further commentary on the arguments and explain unfamiliar references and terminology, and a full bibliography and index are also included. The series aims to build up a definitive corpus of key texts in the Western philosophical tradition, which will form a reliable and enduring resource for students and teachers alike. David Hume''s aim in writing An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding (1748) was to introduce his philosophy to a European culture in Trade ReviewTom Beauchamp has produced two excellent editions, which will remain the standard editions of both Enquiries for years to come. An enormous amount of research has gone into this edition. . . Tom Beauchamp [has given] thirty years of devotion to the writings of Hume brought to . . . a splendid conclusion, . . . Beauchamp has attended to "the extreme Accuracy of Style" that Hume demanded and has produced reliable texts of the two enquires, edited to the highest standards. * O. M. Brack, Eighteenth-Century Scotland *Table of ContentsPART 1: INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL ; PART 2: THE TEXT ; PART 3: SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL
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Oxford University Press Knowledge
Book SynopsisEpistemology, or the theory of knowledge, is concerned with how we know what we do and what justifies us in believing what we do. The philosophical literature in epistemology has mushroomed in the past four decades, and interest in the topic continues to be widespread. In this anthology, Fred Dretske and Sven Bernecker have collected the most important and influential writings in epistemology. It provides the fullest review to date of contemporary epistemology, including frequently neglected topics such as dominant responses to scepticism, introspection, memory, and testimony. Forty-one readings are organized into fifteen subject areas that are key to a broad understanding of contemporary theory of knowledge. A readable introduction to each subject outlines the problems discussed in the essays that follow so readers can more effectively focus on analysing them. The book is primarily designed for undergraduate courses on theories of knowledge. It will also be of use to university studenTable of ContentsPART I. JUSTIFIED TRUE BELIEF ; THE GETTIER PROBLEM ; RESPONSES TO GETTIER ; PART II. EXTERNALISM AND INTERNALISM ; EXTERNALISM ; INTERNALISM ; CRITICISMS AND COMPROMISES ; PART III. FOUNDATIONS AND NORMS ; FOUNDATIONS ; NORMATIVITY ; PART IV. SKEPTICISM ; MOTIVATIONS ; RELEVANT ALTERNATIVES ; SEMANTIC APPROACHES ; PART V. SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE ; PERCEPTION ; INTROSPECTION ; MEMORY AND TESTIMONY ; INDUCTION ; A PRIORI KNOWLEDGE ; INDEX
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Clarendon Press Epistemic Luck
Book SynopsisOne of the key supposed ''platitudes'' of contemporary epistemology is the claim that knowledge excludes luck. One can see the attraction of such a claim, in that knowledge is something that one can take credit for - it is an achievement of sorts - and yet luck undermines genuine achievement. The problem, however, is that luck seems to be an all-pervasive feature of our epistemic enterprises, which tempts us to think that either scepticism is true and that we don''t know very much, or else that luck is compatible with knowledge after all. In this book, Duncan Pritchard argues that we do not need to choose between these two austere alternatives, since a closer examination of what is involved in the notion of epistemic luck reveals varieties of luck that are compatible with knowledge possession and varieties that aren''t. Moreover, Pritchard shows that a more nuanced understanding of the relationship between luck and knowledge can cast light on many of the most central topics in contempoTrade ReviewThis book is a tour de force. * Kevin Meeker, Mind *Epistemic Luck is a rich, engaging and ground-breaking work. It is a fine example of the kind of original and exciting work being done at the frontier of epistemology today. * Jason Baehr, Metaphilosophy *A piece of stellar epistemology. * Jon Kvanvig, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research *Epistemologists commonly say that knowledge excludes luck. But few of us pause to explain what this common saying amounts to, or what truth it contains. Pritchard has paused to do just that, and the result is this fascinating and enjoyable book. In attempting to explain the sense in which knowledge excludes luck, Pritchard both offers a clear and comprehensive survey of much contemporary literature in the theory of knowledge, and also advances the dialectic considerably. If you work in the theory of knowledge, you cannot afford to ignore this book. * Ram Neta, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill *In this beautifully written book, Duncan Pritchard provides a distinctive defence of a neo-Moorean safety response to scepticism. At the heart of the book is a sensitive and subtle discussion of the intuition that knowledge excludes luck. He distinguishes two central kinds of luck which are epistemically relevant and uses them to provide an insightful critique of contemporary virtue epistemology ... Pritchard's admirably clear prose will provide students with an overview of debates at the heart of contemporary epistemology while also making a substantial contribution to those debates. Epistemic Luck will surely be widely read and influential. * Jessica Brown, University of St. Andrews *Table of ContentsI. SCEPTICISM; II. EPISTEMIC LUCK
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Oxford University Press Saving Truth from Paradox
Book SynopsisSaving Truth from Paradox is an ambitious investigation into paradoxes of truth and related issues, with occasional forays into notions such as vagueness, the nature of validity, and the Gödel incompleteness theorems. Hartry Field presents a new approach to the paradoxes and provides a systematic and detailed account of the main competing approaches. Part One examines Tarski''s, Kripke''s, and Lukasiewicz''s theories of truth, and discusses validity and soundness, and vagueness. Part Two considers a wide range of attempts to resolve the paradoxes within classical logic. In Part Three Field turns to non-classical theories of truth that that restrict excluded middle. He shows that there are theories of this sort in which the conditionals obey many of the classical laws, and that all the semantic paradoxes (not just the simplest ones) can be handled consistently with the naive theory of truth. In Part Four, these theories are extended to the property-theoretic paradoxes and to various othTrade Reviewone of the most impressive works on semantic paradoxes to have appeared in recent years... written with great clarity and meticulous rigour, the difficulty of the issues dealt with... The book, a must-read for everyone interested in semantic paradoxes (or in philosophical logic more generally), develops a highly-sophisticated theory of truth that aims at solving the resilient problems posed by the Liar Paradox... The book is a valuable source of inspiration ... . It will certainly shape the discussion on semantic paradoxes in the years to come. * José Martínez Fernández and Jordi Valor Abad, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *Field is St George on a white charger (as portrayed by Raphael on the cover), come to save what he can of a theory of truth (the damsel) from the damage wreaked by the Liar paradox, König's paradox, Curry's paradox, and others (the dragon). * Stephen Read, Mind *Table of ContentsPART ONE: A SELECTIVE BACKGROUND; PART TWO: BROADLY CLASSICAL APPROACHES; STRATIFIED AND CONTEXTUAL THEORIES; PART FOUR: MORE ON PARACOMPLETE SOLUTIONS; PART FIVE: PARACONSISTENT DIALETHEISM
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OUP Oxford The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy
Book SynopsisOxford Handbooks offer authoritative and up-to-date surveys of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and graduate students with compelling new perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences. The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy is the definitive guide to what''s going on in this lively and fascinating subject. Jackson and Smith, themselves two of the world''s most eminent philosophers, have assembled more than thirty distinguished scholars to contribute incisive and up-to-date critical surveys of the principal areas of research. The coverage is broad, with sections devoted to moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, philosophy of mind and action, philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of the sciences. This Handbook will be a riTrade ReviewReview from previous edition Seven sections covering morals, politics, mind, language, metaphysics, knowledge and science make it as serious and thorough as a survey could be. . . . To anyone prepared for the climb, the handbook promises a commanding view. * The Economist *Table of ContentsI. MORAL PHILOSOPHY ; II. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY ; III. PHILOSOPHY OF MIND AND ACTION ; IV. PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE ; V. METAPHYSICS ; VI. EPISTEMOLOGY ; VII. PHILOSOPHY OF THE SCIENCES
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Oxford University Press Doubt Truth to be a Liar
Book SynopsisThe Law of Non-Contradiction has been high orthodoxy in Western philosophy since Aristotle. The so-called Law has been the subject of radical challenge in recent years by dialetheism, the view that some contradictions are indeed true. Many philosophers have taken the Law to be central to many of our most important philosophical concepts. In Doubt Truth to be a Liar, Graham Priest mounts the case against this. Starting with an analysis of Aristotle on the Law, he discusses the nature of truth, or rationality, or negation, and of logic itself, and argues that the Law is inessential to all of these things. The book takes off from Priest''s earlier book, In Contradiction (a second edition of which is also published by OUP), developing its themes largely without recourse to formal logic.The book is required reading for anyone who wishes to understand dialetheism; (especially) for anyone who wishes to continue to endorse the old Aristotelian orthodoxy; and more generally, for anyone who wishTrade ReviewReview from previous edition This wide-ranging book is divided into four Parts: Truth, Negation, Rationality and Logic. Priest's discussion of these topics is centered around their bearing on his doctrine of dialetheism, the view that some contradictions are true; but the discussions are of great interest independent of dialetheism. The quality of the discussion is generally very high, and the book is a must-read for anyone interested in the central questions of the philosophy of logic. . . . I found this a thoroughly stimulating book. I recommend it with great enthusiasm. * Hartry Field, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *Table of ContentsI. TRUTH; II. NEGATION; III. RATIONALITY; IV. LOGIC
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Clarendon Press Beyond the Limits of Thought
Book SynopsisGraham Priest presents a new, expanded edition of his highly original exploration of the nature and limits of thought. Drawing on recent developments in the field of logic, Priest shows that the description of such limits leads to contradiction, and argues that these contradictions are in fact true. Beginning with an analysis of the way in which these limits arise in pre-Kantian philosophy, Priest goes on to illustrate how the nature of these limits was theorized by Kant and Hegel. He offers new interpretations of Berkeley''s master argument for idealism and Kant on the antinomies. He explores the paradoxes of self-reference, and provides a unified account of the structure of such paradoxes. The book goes on to trace the theme of the limits of thought in modern philosophy of language, including discussions of the ideas of Wittgenstein and Derrida.The second edition includes new chapters on Heidegger and Nagarjuna, as well as reflections on reactions to the first edition. This clear, prTrade ReviewReview from previous edition This book is a splendid tour de force, one which should be read by every philosopher... * Alan Weir, Philosophical Quarterly *clever, resourceful, undogmatic, unpretentious, often sensible and usually clear over a wide range of issues * Timothy Williamson, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science *highly entertaining and provocative... an engaging and instructive tour through some of the most perplexing features of our own conceptual finitude... * A. W. Moore, Times Literary Supplement *Graham Priest combines a deep philosophical appreciation of fundamental logical issues with a marvelously informed reading of both the history of philosophy and contemporary texts. His work is ambitious and insightful... The book is an ambitious attempt to do important philosophical work across major borders - borders of the formal and philosophical, the historical and the contemporary, the Analytical and the Continental traditions. In [this] regard it is a resounding success. * Patrick Grim, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research *Table of Contents1. THE LIMITS OF EXPRESSION ; 5. NOUMENA AND THE CATEGORIES ; 8. ABSOLUTE INFINITY ; 12. THE UNITY OF THOUGHT ; 15. HEIDEGGER AND THE GRAMMAR OF BEING
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Clarendon Press Inquiries Into Truth and Interpretation
Book SynopsisDonald Davidson presents a new edition of the 1984 volume which set out his enormously influential philosophy of language. Inquiries into Truth and Interpretation has been a central point of reference and a focus of controversy in the subject ever since, and its influence has extended into linguistic theory, philosophy of mind, and epistemology. This new edition features an additional essay, previously uncollected.The central question which these essays address is what it is for words to mean what they do. Davidson argues that a philosophically instructive theory of meaning should acknowledge the holistic nature of linguistic understanding, in that it should provide an interpretation of all utterances, actual and potential, of a speaker or group of speakers; and that it should not rely upon the concepts it attempts to explain, in that it should be verifiable independently of knowledge of the detailed propositional attitudes of the speaker. Among the topics covered in the essays are theTrade ReviewDavidson, aside from being one of the most influential philosophers of the last century, shares with many of his generation a capacity to write intelligibly. * The Philosophers' Magazine *Table of Contents1. THEORIES OF MEANING AND LEARNABLE LANGUAGES (1965); 6. QUOTATION (1979); 9. RADICAL INTERPRETATION (1973); 13. ON THE VERY IDEA OF A CONCEPTUAL SCHEME (1974); 17. WHAT METAPHORS MEAN (1978)
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Clarendon Press Determinism and Freedom in Stoic Philosophy
Book SynopsisDeterminism and Freedom in Stoic Philosophy is the first comprehensive study of one of the most important intellectual legacies of the ancient Greek world: the Stoic theory of causal determinism. The book identifies the main problems that the Stoics addressed and reconstructs the theory, and explores how they squared their determinism with their conceptions of possibility, action, freedom, and moral responsibility, and how they defended it against objections and criticism by other philosophers. It shows how the Stoics distinguished their causal determinism from ancient theories of logical determinism, fatalism, and necessitarianism. Along the way an authoritative account is given of many other related aspects of Stoic thought, including their views on the predictability of the future, the role of empirical sciences, the determination of character, and moral freedom. Bobzien''s study of these central doctrines of Stoicism reveals the considerable philosphical richness and power that theTrade ReviewThis is a work of magnificent scope and superb execution ... Suzanne Bobzien brings to her huge exegetical agenda an exceptional combination of clarity, independence of mind, knowledge of the sources, skill and judgement in using them, and logical expertise. As well as teaching us a great deal about Stoicism, this book is an education in how to deal with ancient philosophical texts ... Suzanne Bobzien has given us a marvellous aid for understanding and appreciating the Stoic doctrine of fate. * Sarah Broadie, Mind *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Determinism and Fate ; 2. Two Chrysippean Arguments for Causal Determinism ; 3. Modality, Determinism, and Freedom ; 4. Divination, Modality,and Universal Regularity ; 5. Fate, Action, and Motivation: The Idle Argument ; 6. Determinism and Moral Responsibility: Chrysippus's Compatibilism ; 7. Freedom and that which Depends on us: Epictetus and Early Stoics ; 8. A Later Stoic Theory of Compatibilism ; Bibliography; Indexes
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Clarendon Press Platos Reception of Parmenides
Book SynopsisJohn Palmer presents a new and original account of Plato''s uses and understanding of his most important Presocratic predecessor, Parmenides. Adopting an innovative approach to the appraisal of intellectual influence, Palmer first explores the Eleatic underpinnings of central elements in Plato''s middle-period epistemology and metaphysics. He then shows how in the later dialogues Plato confronts various sophistic appropriations of Parmenides while simultaneously developing his own deepened understanding. Along the way Palmer gives fresh readings of Parmenides'' poem in the light of the Platonic reception, and discusses Plato''s view of Parmenides'' relation to such key figures as Xenophanes, Zeno, and Gorgias. By tracing connections among the uses of Parmenides over the course of several dialogues, Palmer both demonstrates his fundamental importance to the development of Plato''s thought and furthers understanding of central problems in Plato''s own philosophy.Trade ReviewPalmer presents detailed and convincing readings of some of the most difficult passages in the Platonic corpus. * Owen Goldin, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *Palmer has found a new angle from which to tell the story of the development of the metaphysics of the later dialogues. His analyses of Plato's arguments are careful and sober, and his tracing of their antecedents in Plato's reading of Parmenides is innovative and valuable. * Owen Goldin, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *challenging and interesting ... every serious student of ancient philosophy will want to read it. * Heythrop Journal *This excellent and extensive survey is valuable reading for scholars and graduate students interested in Plato's metaphysics and epistemology. * N. D. Smith, Choice *This is a learned book and there is much that is both new and valuable. The discussion of the sight-lovers of Republic 5 ... is very good, and the accounts of Gorgia's influence on the arguments of the Parmenides and the Sophist are particularly insightful. Palmer has read widely and critically, and he engages with much modern and contemporary scholarship. * Patricia Curd, The Classical Review *Table of Contents1. Plato's Middle-Period Reception of Parmenides ; 2. Plato and the Sophisti Appropriations of Parmenides ; 3. Plato's Parmenides in the Later Dialogues ; Appendices; Bibliography; Index locorum; General Index
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Clarendon Press Beyond the Limits of Thought
Book SynopsisGraham Priest presents an expanded edition of his exploration of the nature and limits of thought. Embracing contradiction and challenging traditional logic, he engages with issues across philosophical borders, from the historical to the modern, Eastern to Western, continental to analytic.Trade Review...a welcome new edition... * Carlo Penco, Epistemologia *Table of Contents1. THE LIMITS OF EXPRESSION ; 5. NOUMENA AND THE CATEGORIES ; 8. ABSOLUTE INFINITY ; 12. THE UNITY OF THOUGHT ; 15. HEIDEGGER AND THE GRAMMAR OF BEING
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Oxford University Press, USA Evidence Proof And Facts A Book of Sources
Book SynopsisThis collection of materials is concerned not only with the law of evidence, but also with the logical and rhetorical aspects of proof; the epistemology of evidence as a basis for the proof of disputed facts; and scientific aspects of the subject. The editor raises issues such as the use of different theories of probability in legal reasoning.Table of ContentsPreface ; Table of Works Represented, with Abbreviations Used ; Evidence, Proof, and Facts: Introductory Essay ; 1. The Concept of Evidence and the Law of Evidence ; SECTION 1: WHAT IS EVIDENCE? ; Bentham, Rationale ; Schum, Foundations ; SECTION 2: DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAW OF EVIDENCE ; Thayer, Preliminary Treatise ; Holdsworth, History ; Twining, Rethinking Evidence ; SECTION 3: ARE EXCLUSIONARY RULES OF EVIDENCE NEEDED? ; Bentham, Rationale ; Stephen, Report ; SECTION 4: THE PHILOSOPHY UNDERLYING THE LAW OF EVIDENCE: OPTIMISTIC RATIONALISM ; Twining, Theories ; 2. Logic and Rhetoric ; SECTION 1: LOGIC, DEDUCTIVE REASONING, AND THE SYLLOGISM ; Aristotle, Topics ; Aristotle, Prior Analytics ; Mill, System ; SECTION 2: REJECTION OF THE SYLLOGISM AS A SCIENTIFIC METHOD ; Bacon, Novum Organum ; Hume, Enquiry ; Schum, Foundations ; SECTION 3: LOGIC, INDUCTIVE REASONING, AND INFERENCES FROM EVIDENCE ; Schmidt, The Influence of the Legal Paradigm on the Development of Logic ; Mill, System ; SECTION 4: LOGICAL FALLACIES ; Mill, System ; SECTION 5: DIALECTIC AND RHETORIC ; Aristotle, The Art of Rhetoric ; Plato, Gorgias ; Plato, Phaedrus ; 3. Judicial Reasoning About Facts ; SECTION 1: RELEVANCE ; Stephen, Digest ; US Federal Rule of Evidence 401 ; Bentham, Rationale ; Schum, Foundations ; Keynes, Treatise ; SECTION 2: DIRECT AND CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE ; Bentham, Rationale ; SECTION 3: THE PROCESS OF JUDICIAL REASONING ; Thayer, Preliminary Treatise ; Wigmore, Science ; SECTION 4: PROBATIVE VALUE AND WEIGHT ; Bentham, Rationale ; Keynes, Treatise ; SECTION 5: GENERALIZATIONS ; Hume, Enquiry ; Bentham, Rationale ; Mill, System ; 4. Causation ; SECTION 1: PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS FOR THEORY OF CAUSE AND EFFECT ; Aristotle, Physics ; Locke, Essay ; Hume, Treatise ; Hume, Enquiry ; Mill, System ; SECTION 2: CAUSE AND EFFECT AS BASIS FOR INFERENCE FROM EVIDENCE ; Hart and Honore, Causation ; Schum, Foundations ; SECTION 3: LEGAL APPLICATIONS OF CAUSATION ; Hart and Honore, Causation ; 5. The Standard of Proof ; SECTION 1: RELATIONSHIP OF INDUCTIVE REASONING TO STANDARDS OF PROOF ; Cohen, The Probable and the Provable ; SECTION 2: PROOF BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE ; Rhesa Shipping Co SA v. Edmunds (The Popi M) ; T.N.T. Management Pty. Ltd. v. Brooks ; Cohen, The Probable and the Provable ; SECTION 3: PROOF BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT ; Shapiro, Beyond Reasonable Doubt ; Cohen, The Probable and the Provable ; SECTION 4: DECISION THEORY IN RELATION TO STANDARDS OF PROOF ; Kaplan, Decision Theory and the Factfinding Process ; Tribe, Trial by Mathematics: Precision and Ritual in the Legal Process ; 6. Theories of Probability ; SECTION 1: PROBABILITY THEORIES GENERALLY ; Locke, Essay ; Hume, Treatise ; Bentham, Rationale ; Keynes, Treatise ; SECTION 2: PROBABILITY APPLIED TO HUMAN CONDUCT AND CREDIBILITY ; Keynes, Treatise ; Eggleston, Evidence, Proof, and Probability ; SECTION 3: THE PRINCIPLE OF INDIFFERENCE ; Cohen, Introduction ; 7. Probability: Issues of Mathematics ; SECTION 1: MATHEMATICAL PROBABILITY CALCULUS ; Mill, System ; Schum, Foundations ; Cohen, Introduction ; SECTION 2: REVISION OF PROBABILITY ESTIMATES IN LIGHT OF NEW EVIDENCE: BAYES' RULE ; Schum, Foundations ; Bayes, Essay ; SECTION 3: MATHEMATICS IN THE COURTROOM ; People v. Collins ; R v. Adams (No. 2) ; 8. Probability: Mathematical and Non-Mathematical Models ; SECTION 1: MON-MATHEMATICAL PROBABILITY MODELS ; Mill, System ; Keynes, Treatise ; Cohen, Introduction ; Cohen, The Probable and the Provable ; SECTION 2: PASCAL OR BACON? THE GREAT DEBATE ; Tribe, Trial by Mathematics: Precision and Ritual in the Legal Process ; Kaye, The Laws of Probability and the Laws of the Land ; 9. Alternative Epistemologies of Evidence ; SECTION 1: CHANCE AND ACAUSAL CONNECTIONS ; Aristotle, Physics ; Mill, System ; SECTION 2: THE OLDER MODES OF PROOF ; Holdsworth, History ; Hammurabi, Code ; Manu, Laws ; Supakar, The Law of Evidence in Ancient India ; SECTION 3: A WOMAN'S PERSPECTIVE ; Harmon, Etchings on Glass ; APPENDIX 1: INFERENCE NETWORKS AND THE CHARTING OF EVIDENCE ; Wigmore, The Problem of Proof ; APPENDIX 2: SOME COMMONLY USED HYPOTHETICALS ; Index
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Clarendon Press In Contradiction
Book SynopsisIn Contradiction advocates and defends the view that there are true contradictions (dialetheism), a view that flies in the face of orthodoxy in Western philosophy since Aristotle. The book has been at the centre of the controversies surrounding dialetheism ever since its first publication in 1987. This second edition of the book substantially expands upon the original in various ways, and also contains the author''s reflections on developments over the last two decades. Further aspects of dialetheism are discussed in the companion volume, Doubt Truth to be a Liar, also published by Oxford University Press.Trade Reviewafter reading the careful arguments that Priest builds to defend dialetheism, and the passionate attack he launches on classical logic and consistent views of the world, one realizes that dialetheism is a major logical theory, deserving a detailed examination. . . . I strongly recommend its reading to anyone interested in logic and language * José Martínez Fernández, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *Table of ContentsFull contents to follow
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Oxford University Press New Pragmatists
Book SynopsisPragmatism is the view that our philosophical concepts must be connected to our practices - philosophy must stay connected to first order inquiry, to real examples, to real-life expertise. The classical pragmatists, Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, and John Dewey, put forward views of truth, rationality, and morality that they took to be connected to, and good for, our practices of inquiry and deliberation.When Richard Rorty, the best-known contemporary pragmatist, looks at our practices, he finds that we don''t aim at truth or objectivity, but only at solidarity, or agreement within a community, or what our peers will let us get away with saying. There is, however, a revisionist movement amongst contemporary philosophers who are interested in pragmatism. When these new pragmatists examine our practices, they find that the trail of the human serpent is over everything, as James said, but this does not toss us into the sea of post-modern arbitrariness, where truth varies from persTrade ReviewReview from previous edition this excellent collection...[is] consistently engaging. * Henry Jackman, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. On Our Interest in Getting Things Right: Pragmatism without Narcissism ; 2. On Not Being a Pragmatist: Eight Reasons and a Cause ; 3. Relativism, Pragmatism, and the Practice of Science ; 4. Pragmatism and Deflationism ; 5. Pragmatism, Quasi-Realism, and the Global Challenge ; 6. Pragmatism and Ethical Particularism ; 7. Was Pragmatism the Successor to Idealism? ; 8. Pragmatism and Objective Truth
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Clarendon Press Conceptions of Truth
Book SynopsisTruth is one of the most debated topics in philosophy; Wolfgang Künne presents a comprehensive critical examination of all major theories. Conceptions of Truth is organized around a flow-chart comprising sixteen key questions, ranging from Is truth a property? to Is truth epistemically constrained? Künne expounds and engages with the ideas of many thinkers, from Aristotle and the Stoics, to Continental analytic philosophers like Bolzano, Brentano, and Kotarbinski, to such leading figures in current debates as Dummett, Putnam, Wright, and Horwich. He explains many important distinctions (between varieties of correspondence, for example, between different conceptions of making true, between various kinds of eternalism and temporalism) which have so far been neglected in the literature. Künne argues that it is possible to give a satisfactory ''modest'' account of truth without invoking problematic notions like correspondence, fact, or meaning. And he offers a novel argument to support theTrade Review'impressively erudite . . . Kuenne's development of his own account of truth, like his discussion of nihilism, is intertwined with a detailed survey and rich critique of competing historical and contemporary views. . . . He has something to offer on a wide range of issues . . .The book would be a nice choice of text for a graduate seminar or reading group . . . Overall, Kuenne's book constitutes a useful and substantial addition to the existing literature on truth' * Alexander Miller, Mind *Review from previous edition ... it would be difficult to find a more comprehensive treatment of its subject. The book excels not only in this respect but also in clarity and thoroughness of exposition, and in the generosity, even chivalry, with which rejected views are treated - though they are dispatched no less decisively for that. It would be folly to claim, on behalf of any work on a major topic of philosophical contention, that it is a definitive treatment of its subject. But Conceptions of Truth seems to me to come as close to this merely regulative ideal as any work known to me. * P. F. Strawson, Times Literary Supplement *Table of Contents1. Some Questions about Truth ; 2. A Bogus Predicate? ; 3. Varieties of Correspondence ; 4. In and Out of Quotation Marks ; 5. Propositions, Time, and Eternity ; 6. Two Pleas for Modesty ; 7. Truth and Justifiability ; Bibliography ; Index
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Oxford University Press Fear of Knowledge
Book SynopsisRelativist and constructivist conceptions of truth and knowledge have become orthodoxy in vast stretches of the academic world in recent times. In his long-awaited first book, Paul Boghossian critically examines such views and exposes their fundamental flaws. Boghossian focuses on three different ways of reading the claim that knowledge is socially constructed - one as a thesis about truth and two about justification. And he rejects all three. The intuitive, common-sense view is that there is a way the world is that is independent of human opinion; and that we are capable of arriving at beliefs about how it is that are objectively reasonable, binding on anyone capable of appreciating the relevant evidence regardless of their social or cultural perspective. Difficult as these notions may be, it is a mistake to think that philosophy has uncovered powerful reasons for rejecting them. This short, lucid, witty book shows that philosophy provides rock-solid support for common sense against tTrade Reviewanyone interested in a careful assessment for the considerations for and against social constructivism would do well to begin with Boghossian's book. * Mark McEvoy, Metaphilosophy *Fear of Knowledge is a clear and compelling work. * Travis Dumsday, Science Et Esprit *This is a great book for a seminar or discussion group. And its about time that someone wrote it. Happily, it was someone with Boghossians clarity, verve, and panache. * Graham Priest, Review of Metaphysics 25/07/07 *...the book does a fine job of assessing in brief compass the sort of relativism/constructivism advocated by Rorty and his fellow travelers, and Boghossian's sophisticated and careful arguments against that Rortian view are often ingenious and invariably telling. Aimed at non-specialists, Fear of Knowledge may well suceed in distancing those who are enamored of "postmodern relativism"...from their postmodern enthusiasms. * Harvey Siegel, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *If only Boghossian's eminently reasonable book were required reading for every freshman considering entrance into the humanities... * Ars Disputandi *In both subject matter and execution, this book promises to become a small classic of philosophical analysis. * Choice *For all its sophistication and erudition, the writing is remarkably clear, free of specialized jargon, and accessible to nonspecialist readers. * Choice *...lucid and effective ... * Times Literary Supplement *This is a book that can be read in an afternoon and thought about for a lifetime. * Wall Street Journal *...a tour de force: subtle and originalbut accessible enough to be read by anyone with an interest in the subject. * Wall Street Journal *...this is an important book that should be widely read. * Philosophers' Magazine *Boghossian has written an excellent book ... it contains relentless exposures of confusion, falsehood, and incoherence. * John R. Searle, New York Review of Books *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. The Social Construction of Knowledge ; 3. Constructing the Facts ; 4. Relativizing the Facts ; 5. Epistemic Relativism Defended ; 6. Epistemic Relativism Rejected ; 7. The Paradox Resolved ; 8. Epistemic Reasons and the Explanation of Belief ; Epilogue
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Clarendon Press Knowing Persons
Book SynopsisKnowing Persons is an original study of Plato''s account of personhood. For Plato, embodied persons are images of a disembodied ideal. The ideal person is a knower. Hence, the lives of embodied persons need to be understood according to Plato''s metaphysics of imagery.For Gerson, Plato''s account of embodied personhood is not accurately conflated with Cartesian dualism. Plato''s dualism is more appropriately seen in the contrast between the ideal disembodied person and the embodied one than in the contrast between mind or soul and body.This study argues that Plato''s analysis of personhood is intended to cohere with his two-world metaphysics as well as a radical separation of knowledge and belief. Gerson demonstrates that Plato''s account of persons plays a key role not just in his theory of mind, but in his theory of knowledge, his metaphysics, and his ethics. A proper understanding of Plato''s account of persons must therefore place it in the context of his doctrines in these areas. Trade ReviewReview from previous edition for those scholars interested in the concepts of subjectivity, person, and human being in Plato's works, Knowing Persons is an excellent account and resource on these topics * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *... an interesting reading of Plato on persons and on knowledge. * Lesley Brown, Times Literary Supplement *Table of Contents1. SOULS AND PERSONS ; 2. IMMORTALITY AND PERSONS IN PHAEDO ; 3. DIVIDED PERSONS: REPUBLIC AND PHAEDRUS ; 4. KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF IN REPUBLIC ; 5. THEAETETUS: WHAT IS KNOWLEDGE? ; 6. PERSONHOOD IN THE LATER DIALOGUES ; 7. CONCLUDING REMARKS
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Oxford University Press The Essential Davidson
Book SynopsisThe Essential Davidson compiles the most celebrated papers of one of the twentieth century''s greatest philosophers. It distils Donald Davidson''s seminal contributions to our understanding of ourselves, from three decades of essays, into one thematically organized collection. A new, specially written introduction by Ernie Lepore and Kirk Ludwig, two of the world''s leading authorities on his work, offers a guide through the ideas and arguments, shows how they interconnect, and reveals the systematic coherence of Davidson''s worldview.Davidson''s philosophical program is organized around two connected projects. The first is that of understanding the nature of human agency. The second is that of understanding the nature and function of language, and its relation to the world. Accordingly, the first part of the book presents Davidson''s investigation of reasons, causes, and intentions, which revolutionized the philosophy of action. This leads to his notable doctrine of anomalous monism, Table of ContentsIntroduction ; PHILOSOPHY OF ACTION AND PSYCHOLOGY ; 1. Action, Reasons, and Causes (1963) ; 2. The Logical Form of Action Sentences (with Comments, Criticism, and Defense) (1967) ; 3. How is Weakness of the Will Possible? (1969) ; 4. Individuation of Events (1969) ; 5. Mental Events (1970) (with Emeroses by Other Names (1966)) ; 6. Intending (1978) ; 7. Paradoxes of Irrationality (1982) ; TRUTH, MEANING, AND INTERPRETATION ; 8. Truth and Meaning (1967) ; 9. On Saying That (1968) ; 10. Radical Interpretation (1973) ; 11. On the Very Idea of a Conceptual Scheme (1974) ; 12. What Metaphors Mean (1978) ; 13. A Coherence Theory of Truth and Knowledge (1983); Afterthoughts (1987) ; 14. First Person Authority (1984) ; 15. A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs (1986)
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Oxford University Press, USA World for Us The Case for Phenomenalistic Idealism
Book SynopsisA World for Us aims to refute physical realism and establish in its place a form of idealism. Physical realism, in the sense in which John Foster understands it, takes the physical world to be something whose existence is both logically independent of the human mind and metaphysically fundamental. Foster identifies a number of problems for this realist view, but his main objection is that it does not accord the world the requisite empirical immanence. The form of idealism that he tries to establish in its place rejects the realist view in both its aspects. It takes the world to be something whose existence is ultimately constituted by facts about human sensory experience, or by some richer complex of non-physical facts in which such experiential facts centrally feature. Foster calls this phenomenalistic idealism. He tries to establish a specific version of such phenomenalistic idealism, in which the experiential facts that centrally feature in the constitutive creation of the world are ones that concern the organization of human sensory experience. The basic idea of this version is that, in the context of certain other constitutively relevant factors, this sensory organization creates the physical world by disposing things to appear systematically world-wise at the human empirical viewpoint. Chief among these other relevant factors is the role of God as the one who is responsible for the sensory organization and ordains the system of appearance it yields. It is this that gives the idealistically created world its objectivity and allows it to qualify as a real world.Trade Review...it would be hard to find on the contemporary philosophic scene a better advocate of the idealistic standpoint than John Foster. * Pierfrancesco Basile, Times Literary Supplement *One of the scandals of philosophy is the tyranny of fashion. Idealism, once so popular, is now largely ignored. Thank God , then, for those such as Foster who show us that far from being refuted, it can be argued for with at least as much cogency sd other metaphysical theses which are taken much more seriously. Here John Foster builds on his 1982 book The Case for Idealism, presenting that case in a more accessible form, and reaching a slightly different conclusion... I...commend this fine book to readers * Peter Forrest, The Philosophical Quarterly *Table of Contents1. The Problem of Perception ; 2. The Inscrutability of Intrinsic Content ; 3. Realism and Phenomenalistic Idealism ; 4. The Refutation of Realism ; 5. The Challenge of Nihilism ; 6. The Issue of Objectivity ; References
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Oxford University Press, USA Everything in Its Right Place
Book SynopsisIn Everything in Its Right Place, Joseph Almog develops the unitarian and universalist metaphysics of Spinoza. Spinoza''s ground zero thesis is that Nature is one and all. Everything (including God, mathematics, morals, our own thoughts) finds its place within Spinoza''s (capital N) Nature. It is the place that each thing occupies within the grid of Nature-from God on down the cosmic tree of being-that determines its fundamental (lowercase n) nature. For Spinoza, one''s nature is determined by one''s place in Nature or, in terms of the fundamental axiom of the book-the Nature-unfolding axiom: the nature of x=Nature at x.Almog''s reading of Spinoza is distinct in its understanding of the deductive abstractions of part I-II of the Ethics by means of the concrete illustrations of Spinoza''s intended subject matter in his political writings, where he tells us directly (i) what Nature is and (ii) how man''s nature is not a separate kingdom from the Nature-kingdom but merely an unfolding ofTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction - why, what and how Spinoza? ; Chapter 2 Nature is one ; Chapter 3 Nature is all ; Chapter 4 Man as a force of Nature-desire, acting and the metaphysics of politics ; Chapter 5 Life by the light of Nature: Love of God and partaking in infinity ; Acknowledgments ; Index
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Oxford University Press Weighing Reasons
Book SynopsisIn recent decades normative reasons-considerations that count in favor of one thing or another-have come to the theoretical fore in ethics and epistemology. A major attraction of normative reasons is that they have weight or strength. Reasons are particular considerations that count in favor of actions or attitudes to some degree. This feature is attractive to theorists who want to explain more complex normative phenomena in terms of a notion that is weighted. This volume aims to provide the beginnings for a theory of weight. The fourteen new essays fall into three groups. One set of essays addresses questions about the nature of weight. Topics include the relations between reasons and conditions and modifiers, between reasons and other weighted notions such as commitments, and different models of the interaction of reasons. A second set of essays addresses substantive questions: questions about weight relevant to value-first, desire-first, evidence-first and other normative research programs. A third set of essays applies issues in the theory of weight to broader ethical debates. The book thus not only makes novel contributions to debates in ethics and epistemology about the nature of normative reasons and their weight, it also makes a strong case for the theoretical fruitfulness of the ideology of normative reasons.Trade ReviewEven to those who, like this reader, are not particularly enthusiastic about this program's impact on the course of practical philosophy, the fourteen papers in the volume offer a worthwhile opportunity to reflect on its scope and significance. * Patricio A. Fernandez, Journal of Moral Philosophy *[T]he book contains a wealth of exciting topics on reasons ... you have definitely very weighty reasons to read [it] all. * Krister Bykvist, Analysis *Weighing Reasons is a refreshing collection ... All too often volumes of this type contain very little new work and so are sometimes a little bit stale. They tend to be on already much-debated topics and their famous contributors rarely venture outside their well-known views. This anthology, in contrast, is on a relatively unexplored topic, and its editors and many of its authors belong to a stellar younger generation of philosophers. * Jussi Suikkanen, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *Table of ContentsContributors ; Introduction ; 1. An Opinionated Guide to the Weight of Reasons ; Errol Lord & Barry Maguire ; Section One: Machinery in the Theory of Weight ; 2. Conditions, Modifiers, and Holism ; Ralf Bader ; 3. How do reasons accrue? ; Shyam Nair ; 4. Reasons, Reason, and Context ; Daniel Fogal ; 5. Commitment: Worth the Weight ; Alida Liberman & Mark Schroeder ; Section Two: Analytic Issues in the Theory of Weight ; 6. Democratizing Humeanism ; Kate Manne ; 7. Value and the Weight of Practical Reasons ; Joseph Raz ; 8. The Distinction between Justifying and Requiring: Nothing to Fear ; Joshua Gert ; 9. Bearing the Weight of Reasons ; Stephen Kearns ; Section Three: Applications of the Theory of Weight ; 10. Reasoning with Precedents as Constrained Natural Reasoning ; John F. Horty ; 11. Comparativism: The Grounds of Rational Choice ; Ruth Chang ; 12. The Modesty of the Moral Point of View ; Karl Schafer ; 13. Making the <"Hard>" Problem of Moral Normativity Easier ; Stephen Darwall ; 14. The Implementation Problem for Deontology ; Michael Smith and Frank Jackson ; Index
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Oxford University Press Questions of Character
Book SynopsisThis collection features 26 new essays on character from first-rate scholars in philosophy, psychology, economics, and law. The essays are elegantly written and combine forceful argumentation with original ideas on a wide range of questions, such as: Is Aristotle''s theory of character a moral theory?,Are character traits in tension with personal autonomy?, How do traits differ from mental disorders?, What is the role of gossip in character attribution?, and Can businessmen be virtuous?The chapters are organized thematically into 5 sections, each prefaced by its own special introduction. In the introductions, the editor brings out often unexpected connections among different lines of argument pursued by the authors and raises important questions for further discussion. The collection as a whole offers students of character a unique opportunity to engage with some of the best contemporary work on the topic.Trade ReviewFileva's collection, although written by philosophers, sees more clearly than any volume I know of that questions of character must be addressed from a wide variety of perspectives and expertise. Because of that it is a vital guide for those of us interested in such matters and a superb model of inclusive philosophical thinking. * Journal of Moral Philosophy *In this 26 paper volume, Iskra Fileva collects the perhaps most comprehensive research collection on character seen to date. All articles are written specifically for the volume thereby securing a high level of relevance and cohesion between parts. ... It is a broad, but also unified, work (thanks to Fileva's introductions). The volume is, therefore, essential for scholars interested in character but it is also highly suitable for students. All the papers are written in a manner that is accessible for non-experts, and both the content and the structure make this volume suited for graduate classes on philosophy or social psychology. ... Fileva has succeeded in collecting some of the sharpest papers on character and it greatly represents the present state of research. * Emil Hallgren Christiansen, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Notes on Contributors Preface Part I: Character in Ethics Introduction to Part I 1. Morality and Aristotelian Character Excellence David Wolfsdorf 2. Aristotle on the Person-Situation Debate: From Natural Character to Moral Virtue Mariska Leunissen 3. Character and Blame in Hume and Beyond Antti Kauppinen 4. Kant on Cultivating a Good and Stable Will Adam Cureton 5. Character and Consequences Ben Bradley 6. How One Becomes What One Is: The Case for a Nietzschean Conception of Character Development Mark Alfano Part II: Character in Moral Psychology Introduction to Part II 7. Moral Psychology's Drinking Problem Nomy Arpaly 8. Autonomy, Character, and Self-Understanding Paul Katsafanas 9. Virtue and Cognition Alison Hills 10. Virtue, Desire, and Silencing Reasons Neil Sinhababu 11. Character in Action Alfred Mele 12. Two Senses of "Why": Traits and Reasons in the Explanation of Action Iskra Fileva Part III: Character in Psychology and X-Phi Introduction to Part III 13. Promises and Consistency Rachel Cohon and Jason D'Cruz 14. Do Broad Character Traits Exist? Repeated Assessments of Individuals, Not Group Summaries from Classic Experiments, Provide the Relevant Evidence William Fleeson and Michael Furr 15. A New Approach to Character Traits in Light of Psychology Christian Miller 16. Scrupulous Characters and Mental Illness Jesse Summers and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong 17. The Psychology of Character, Reputation, and Gossip Ted Hayes, Robert Hogan, and Nick Emler 18. Character and Emotional Phenomenology: Psychotherapeutic and Ethical Implications Robert Stolorow Part IV: Character and Society Introduction to Part IV 19. Character and History Daniel Little 20. The "Character" of Profit and Loss: The Entrepreneurial Virtues Michael Munger and Juan Pablo Couyoumdjian 21. Justice and the Intellectual Virtues Kyron Huigens Part V: Character in Art Introduction to Part V 22. Fictional Characters as Social Metaphors Noël Carroll 23. Character, Social Psychology, and the Cognitive Value of Literature Robert Stecker 24. Fiction in the Brain Gonzalo Munevar 25. Character and Character Swapping in Mozart's Cosi fan tutte Stephen Davies 26. A Miscast of Character: Actors, Characters, and Character Actors Christy Mag Uidhir Endnotes Index
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Oxford University Press Our Faithfulness to the Past
Book SynopsisThis volume brings together essays -- three of them previously unpublished -- on the epistemology, ethics, and politics of memory by the late feminist philosopher Sue Campbell. The essays in Part I diagnose contemporary skepticism about personal memory, and develop an account of good remembering that is better suited to contemporary (reconstructive) theories of memory. Campbell argues that being faithful to the past requires both accuracy and integrity, and is both an epistemic and an ethical achievement. The essays in Part II focus on the activities and practices through which we explore and negotiate the shared significance of our different recollections of the past, and the importance of sharing memory for constituting our identities. Views about self, identity, relation, and responsibility (all influenced by traditions in feminist philosophy) are examined through the lens of Campbell''s relational conception of memory. She argues that remaining faithful to our past sometimes requirTrade ReviewChristine M. Koggel and Rockney Jacobsen's recent editorial work brings together a valuable selection of Sue Campbell's essays on the ethics, politics, and epistemology of remembering ... The two overall themes that make this book a distinguished philosophical contribution to the interdisciplinary study of memory are Campbell's carefully argued points of emphasis on the inherently (socially) embedded nature of recollection and the need for theorizing successful remembering. * Roxana Akhbari, Metapsychology *Table of ContentsPreface ; Editors' Introduction ; Note on Sources ; Author's Introduction: The Second Voice: A Manifesto ; Part I. Our Faithfulness to the Past ; Chapter 1: Models of Minds and Memory Activities ; Chapter 2: Our Faithfulness to the Past: Reconstructing Memory Values ; Chapter 3: Memory, Truth, and the Search for Integrity ; Part II. Memory, Diversity and Solidarity ; Chapter 4: Inside the Frame of the Past: Memory, Diversity, and Solidarity ; Chapter 5: Memory, Reparation, and Relation: Starting in the Right Places ; Chapter 6: Remembering Who We Are: Responsibility and Resistant Identification ; Part III. Remembering for the Future ; Chapter 7: Remembering for the Future: Memory as a Lens on the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission ; Chapter 8: Challenges to Memory in Political Contexts: Recognizing Disrespectful Challenge
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Oxford University Press, USA Epistemology after Protagoras Responses to Relativism in Plato Aristotle and Democritus
Book SynopsisRelativism, the position that things are for each as they seem to each, was first formulated in Western philosophy by Protagoras, the fifth-century BC Greek orator and teacher. Mi-Kyoung Lee examines the challenge to the possibility of expert knowledge posed by Protagoras, together with responses by the three most important philosophers of the next generation, Plato, Aristotle, and Democritus. In his book Truth, Protagoras made vivid use of two provocative but imperfectly spelled out ideas: first, that we are all ''measures'' of the truth and that we are each already capable of determining how things are for ourselves, since the senses are our best and most credible guides to the truth; second, given that things appear differently to different people, there is no basis on which to decide that one appearance is true rather than the other. Plato developed these ideas into a more fully worked-out theory, which he then subjected to refutation in the Theaetetus. In his Metaphysics AristotleTrade ReviewReview from previous edition Anyone interested in those texts will learn something from this book and, it is to be hoped, will be encouraged to consider their place in a wider philosophical discussion. * James Warren, The Classical Review *a balanced book, well-argued, rich in references to the secondary literature, with fresh and challenging readings of important issues in Greek epistemology * Damir Maric, Rhizai ' *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Protagoras' Aletheia ; 3. Protagoras and relativism ; 4. Self-refutation and contradiction ; 5. The Secret Doctrine in Plato's Theaetetus ; 6. Aristotle on Protagoras and the Theaetetus ; 7. Aristotle on Protagoras and early conceptions of thinking and perceiving ; 8. Democritus on appearances and perception: the early sources ; 9. Democritus on knowledge and the senses: the late sources ; 10. Conclusion
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Oxford University Press Thought and Reality
Book SynopsisIn this short, lucid, rich book Michael Dummett sets out his views about some of the deepest questions in philosophy. The fundamental question of metaphysics is: what does reality consist of? To answer this, Dummett holds, it is necessary to say what kinds of fact obtain, and what constitutes their holding good. Facts correspond with true propositions, or true thoughts: when we know which propositions, or thoughts, in general, are true, we shall know what facts there are in general. Dummett considers the relation between metaphysics, our conception of the constitution of reality, and semantics, the theory that explains how statements are determined as true or as false in terms of their composition out of their constituent expressions. He investigates the two concepts on which the bridge that connects semantics to metaphysics rests, meaning and truth, and the role of justification in a theory of meaning. He then examines the special semantic and metaphysical issues that arise with relatTrade ReviewDummett's Thought and Reality... is characteristically brilliant. * John Perry, Mind *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Facts and Propositions ; 2. Semantics and Metaphysics ; 3. Truth and Meaning ; 4. Truth-Conditional Semantics ; 5. Justificationist Theories of Meaning ; 6. Tense and Time ; 7. Reality As It Is In Itself ; 8. God and the World
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Oxford University Press (UK) Epistemological Disjunctivism
Book SynopsisDuncan Pritchard offers an original defence of epistemological disjunctivism. This is an account of perceptual knowledge which contends that such knowledge is paradigmatically constituted by a true belief that enjoys rational support which is both factive and reflectively accessible to the agent. In particular, in a case of paradigmatic perceptual knowledge that p, the subject''s rational support for believing that p is that she sees that p, where this rational support is both reflectively accessible and factive (i.e., it entails p). Such an account of perceptual knowledge poses a radical challenge to contemporary epistemology, since by the lights of standard views in epistemology this proposal is simply incoherent. Pritchard''s aim in Epistemological Disjunctivism is to show that this proposal is theoretically viable (i.e., that it does not succumb to the problems that it appears to face), and also to demonstrate that this is an account of perceptual knowledge which we would want to endorse if it were available on account of its tremendous theoretical potential. In particular, he argues that epistemological disjunctivism offers a way through the impasse between epistemic externalism and internalism, and also provides the foundation for a distinctive response to the problem of radical scepticism.Trade ReviewEpistemological Disjunctivism is original and insightful and I can recommend it without reservation. excellent ... an original, sophisticated, and well-articulated position ... Pritchard's style is clear, accessible, and engaging. In addition to making an original contribution to the contemporary literature, this book would be well suited for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses on the epistemology of perceptual knowledge ... epistemological disjunctivism is a fascinating view that deserves critical scrutiny... Pritchard deserves credit for articulating this view so clearly and putting it on the agenda for discussion. Declan Smithies, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews This is an inspirational book. Duncan Pritchard dares to go where no contemporary epistemologist has gone before. Genia Schonbaumsfeld, University of Southampton Epistemological Disjunctivism stakes out an important new position in epistemology, one which has implications for many problems under current discussion. The position has both internalist and externalist elements, and if it can be made good, then, as Pritchard says, it would constiture the "Holy Grail" of epistemology. The book is pellucid and concise, and will be of value to scholars and graduate students, as well as advanced undergraduate courses. Anthony Brueckner, University of California, Santa Barbara Duncan Pritchard's book is the most robust and sustained defense of epistemological disjunctivism I know of. Since it advances various debates not only in epistemology but also in philosophy of mind, it will be a must-read not only for those interested in the theory of knowledge but also those interested in the nature and content of perceptual experience. Sanford Goldbery, Northwestern University This is a fascinating and first-rate contribution to an important topic. It is clearly written, covers the ground in a thorough and balanced way, and deals masterfully with the pertinent literature. It is a terrific book both for the layperson and the expert. Sven Bernecker, University of California, IrvineTable of ContentsPART ONE: EPISTEMOLOGICAL DISJUNCTIVISM IN OUTLINE; PART TWO: FAVOURING VERSUS DISCRIMINATING EPISTEMIC SUPPORT; PART THREE: RADICAL SCEPTICISM
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Oxford University Press, USA Donald Davidsons TruthTheoretic Semantics
Book SynopsisThe work of Donald Davidson transformed the study of meaning. Lepore and Ludwig, two of the world's leading authorities on Davidson's work, present the definitive study of his widely admired and influential program of truth-theoretic semantics for natural languages, giving an exposition and critical examination of its foundations and applications.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition An outstanding book on Davidson's achievement in philosophical semantics...a model of excellent scholarship both for students and scholars. * Journal of Pragmatics *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Truth-theoretic semantics: basic framework ; 2. Quantifiers ; 3. Implementation of the extension of the truth theory to quantifiers ; 4. Proper names, indexicals and simple demonstratives ; 5. Complex demonstratives ; 6. The semantics of quotation ; 7. Adjectives and adverbs ; 8. The simple tenses of state and event verbs ; 9. Temporal adverbials and quantifiers ; 10. Tense in sentential complements and the perfect tenses ; 11. Opaque contexts: indirect discourse and attitude sentences ; 12. Non-declarative sentences ; 13. Semantic structure and logical form ; 14. Truth and correspondence
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Oxford University Press, USA Evidentialism and its Discontents
Book SynopsisFew concepts have been considered as essential to the theory of knowledge and rational belief as that of evidence. The simplest theory which accounts for this is evidentialism, the view that epistemic justification for belief--the kind of justification typically taken to be required for knowledge--is determined solely by considerations pertaining to one''s evidence. In this ground-breaking book, leading epistemologists from across the spectrum challenge and refine evidentialism, sometimes suggesting that it needs to be expanded in quite surprising directions. Following this, the twin pillars of contemporary evidentialism--Earl Conee and Richard Feldman--respond to each essay. This engaging debate covers a vast number of issues, and will illuminate and inform.Trade Reviewa significant contribution to a number of ongoing discussions in contemporary epistemology. It will be useful for both graduate students and researchers in epistemology, and a valuable addition to library collections in epistemology. * Joseph Shieber, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *a timely and noteworthy contribution to epistemology ... Epistemologists of any creed will unquestionably glean much insight from this collection. * Lauren Leydon-Hardy, Analysis *Table of ContentsPART I. EVIDENTIALISM AND DISAGREEMENT; PART II. VIRTUE CRITIQUES: EVIDENCE AND INQUIRY; PART III. EVIDENTIALISM AND SKEPTICISM; PART IV. "KNOWLEDGE FIRST"; PART V. INTERNALISM/EXTERNALISM; PART VI. EVIDENCE; PART VII. NEW SYNTHESES; PART VIII. REPLIES
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Oxford University Press Truth and Ontology
Book SynopsisThat there are no white ravens is true because there are no white ravens. And so there is a sense in which that truth ''depends on the world''. But this sort of dependence is trivial. After all, it does not imply that there is anything that is that truth''s ''truthmaker''. Nor does it imply that something exists to which that truth corresponds. Nor does it imply that there are properties whose exemplification grounds that truth. Trenton Merricks explores whether and how truth depends substantively on the world or on things or on being. And he takes a careful look at philosophical debates concerning, among other things, modality, time, and dispositions. He looks at these debates because any account of truth''s substantive dependence on being has implications for them. And these debates likewise have implications for how and whether truth depends on being. Along the way, Merricks makes a number of new points about each of these debates that are of independent interest, of interest apart Trade ReviewReview from previous edition Excellent new book...This is an important contemporary debate, and Merricks' book is a very important move within it. * Philip Goff, Times Literary Supplement *Table of Contents1. Truthmaker and Making True ; 2. Truthmakers ; 3. Negative Existentials ; 4. Truth Supervenes on Being ; 5. Modality ; 6. Presentism ; 7. Subjunctive Conditionals ; 8. Theory of Truth
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Oxford University Press, USA New Essays on Singular Thought
Book SynopsisNew Essays on Singular Thought presents ten new, specially written essays on an issue central to philosophy of mind, language, and perception: the nature of our thought about the external world. Is our thought about objects in the world always descriptive, mediated by our conceptions of those objects? Or is some of our thought somehow more direct, singular, associated more intimately with our perceptual, linguistic, and socially mediated relations to them? Leading experts in the field contributing to this volume make the case for the singularity of thought and debate a broad spectrum of issues it raises, including the structure of singular thought, the role of acquaintance in perception- and communication-based reference, the semantics of fictional and mythical terms, and the merits of epistemic, cognitive, and linguistic conditions on singular thought. Their essays explore new directions for future research and will be an important resource for anyone working at the interface of semanTrade Reviewthe editor deserves thanks for drawing together these thought-provoking papers and making it easier to see some of the profitable areas for future work on singular thought. * Jose Luis Bermudez, The Philosophical Quarterly *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; I THE STRUCTURE OF SINGULAR THOUGHT ; 1. Getting a Thing Into a Thought ; 2. Three Perspectives on Quantifying In ; 3. On Singularity ; II CONDITIONS ON SINGULAR THOUGHT ; 4. Singular Thought: Acquaintance, Semantic Instrumentalism, and Cognitivism ; 5. Singular Thought: In Defense of Acquaintance ; DEMONSTRATIVE AND COMMUNICATION-BASED REFERENCE AND THOUGHT ; 6. Demonstrative Reference, the Relational View of Experience, and the Proximality Principle ; 7. We Are Acquainted With Ordinary Things ; 8. Millian Externalism ; IV THINKING OF NOTHING ; 9. Fictional Singular Imaginings ; 10. Intentionality Without Exotica ; Index
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Oxford University Press The Nature of Normativity
Book SynopsisThe Nature of Normativity presents a complete theory about the nature of normative thought -- that is, the sort of thought that is concerned with what ought to be the case, or what we ought to do or think. Ralph Wedgwood defends a kind of realism about the normative, according to which normative truths or facts are genuinely part of reality. Anti-realists often complain that realism gives rise to demands for explanation that it cannot adequately meet. What is the nature of these normative facts? How we could ever know them or even refer to them in language or thought? Wedgwood accepts that any adequate version of realism must answer these explanatory demands. However, he seeks to show that these demands can be met - in large part by relying on a version of the idea, which has been much discussed in recent work in the philosophy of mind, that the intentional is normative - that is, that there is no way of explaining the nature of the various sorts of mental states that have intentional Trade ReviewThis is a big-picture book, written with a breadth of focus which I find admirable... To help guide us through such a broad landscape, the book needed to be well signposted and clearly written, and it is... when the big picture in question is as interesting as Wedgwood's, the game is worth the candle. * C. S. Jenkins, Analysis Reviews *Highly ambitious and ingeniously argued * Hallvard Lillehammer, Times Literary Supplement *The explanatory power, breadth, and sheer inventiveness of Ralph Wedgwood's work places him in a category of his own... its richness and the surprising coherence of the interconnected views that it advocates demand serious attention. * Mark Schroeder, Notre Dame Philosophical Review *Wide-ranging, systematic, and provocative. * Chris Alen Sula, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice *an ambitious and sophisticated exploration ... a dense and richly argumentative book informed by a deep knowledge and understanding of the state of play in the areas addressed. * Alan Millar, Mind *Table of ContentsPART I: THE SEMANTICS OF NORMATIVE THOUGHT AND DISCOURSE; PART II: THE METAPHYSICS OF NORMATIVE FACTS; PART III: THE EPISTEMOLOGY OF NORMATIVE BELIEF
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Oxford University Press, USA Empiricism Perceptual Knowledge Normativity and Realism Essays on Wilfrid Sellars Mind Association Occasional Series
Book SynopsisThe ten essays in this collection were written to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the lectures which became Wilfrid Sellars''s Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind, one of the crowning achievements of 20th-century analytic philosophy. Both appreciative and critical of Sellars''s accomplishment, they engage with his treatment of crucial issues in metaphysics and epistemology. The topics include the standing of empiricism, Sellars''s complex treatment of perception, his dissatisfaction with both foundationalist and coherentist epistemologies, his commitment to realism, and the status of the normative (the logical space of reasons and the manifest image). The volume shows how vibrant Sellarsian philosophy remains in the 21st century.Trade ReviewWillem deVries has brought together a number of commanding figures in contemporary philosophy, offering careful scholarly articles on a wide range of themes from Sellars. The papers fit together well, covering several themes and writings from Sellars, and frequently providing complementary coverage of certain topics. * Jack C. Lyons, Mind *This collection of essays is an important contribution to the understanding of Sellars's thought. William deVries has brought together a number of commanding figures in contemporary philosophy, offering careful scholarly articles on a wide range of themes from Sellars. The papers fit together well, covering several themes and writings from Sellars, and frequently providing complementary coverage of certain topics. * Jack C. Lyons, Mind *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Why Is Sellars's Essay Called Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind? ; 2. Pragmatism, Inferentialism, and Modality in Sellars's Arguments against Empiricism ; 3. Perception, Imagination and Demonstrative Reference: A Sellarsian Account ; 4. Some Sellarsian Myths ; 5. Brandom's Two-Ply Error ; 6. The Tortoise and the Serpent: Sellars on the Structure of Empirical Knowledge ; 7. On the Structure of Sellars' Naturalism with a Normative Turn ; 8. Getting Beyond Idealisms ; 9. Functions Between Reasons and Causes: On Picturing ; 10. On Sellars' Two Images Of The World ; Notes
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Oxford University Press, USA Projection and Realism in Humes Philosophy
Book SynopsisHume is held to have taught that causal power and self are projections, that God is a projection of our fear, and that value is a projection of sentiment. In Projection and Realism in Hume's Philosophy, P. J. E. Kail provides a fresh interpretation of this metaphor and uses it to shed new light on some of Hume's central ideas.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition Peter Kail's engaging study undertakes to illuminate Hume on the external world, necessity, and value by juxtaposing these topics with God, personal identity, and colour respectively...There is much...to admire: the unusual breadth of coverage; the rich comparison of Hume's explanations of belief in God and the external world...The intricate defences of provocative interpretive claims-for example, that Hume thinks belief with evaluation content can, on its own, motivate action-are sure to recieve wide attention. * Louis E. Loeb, Mind *A formiddable accomplishment, highly innovative in many of its theses, and, all in all, well-stocked with interesting arguments... Of the writing of books on Hume there is end; kail's is hugely impressive, one of the best I have read in the past decade or so. * Alexander Broadie, British Journal for the History of Philosophy *Projection and Realism in Hume's Philosophy is a rich and valuable addition to Hume scholarship. The most welcome contribution of the work is the comprehensive picture of the sort of projection at work in Hume's philosophy informed by the systematic tracking of the various usages throughout his work. The line of research into the connection between projection, realism, and anti-realism is fruitful. The detailed and clever textual analysis coupled with the originality and boldness of many of the core theses ensures that Kail's book will remain both an indispensable reference and a source of inspiration for the future scholarly activities of Hume specialists. * Angela Coventry, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *Table of ContentsPART I: RELIGION AND THE EXTERNAL WORLD; PART II: MODALITY, PROJECTION AND REALISM; PART III: VALUE, PROJECTION AND REALISM
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Oxford University Press Intellectual Virtues
Book SynopsisOut of the ferment of recent debates about the intellectual virtues, Roberts and Wood have developed an approach they call ''regulative epistemology''. This is partly a return to classical and medieval traditions, partly in the spirit of Locke''s and Descartes''s concern for intellectual formation, partly an exploration of connections between epistemology and ethics, and partly an approach that has never been tried before. Standing on the shoulders of recent epistemologists - including William Alston, Alvin Plantinga, Ernest Sosa, and Linda Zagzebski - Roberts and Wood pursue epistemological questions by looking closely and deeply at particular traits of intellectual character such as love of knowledge, intellectual autonomy, intellectual generosity, and intellectual humility. Central to their vision is an account of intellectual goods that includes not just knowledge as properly grounded belief, but understanding and personal acquaintance, acquired and shared through the many social pTrade ReviewReview from previous edition Intellectual Virtues is a very rich, novel, and important contribution to the literature in character-based virtue epistemology; it is, in fact, the most important contribution in the last decade. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in virtue epistemology and it is sure to enjoy this status for many years to come. * Jason Baehr, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *Table of ContentsPART ONE: CONTEXTS; PART TWO: INTELLECTUAL VIRTUES
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Oxford University Press The Normative Web
Book SynopsisAntirealist views about morality claim that moral facts or truths do not exist. Does this imply that other types of normative facts, such as epistemic facts, do not exist? The Normative Web develops a positive answer to this question. Terence Cuneo argues that moral and epistemic facts are sufficiently similar so that, if moral facts do not exist, then epistemic facts do not exist. But epistemic facts do exist: to deny their existence would commit us to an extreme version of epistemological scepticism. Therefore, Cuneo concludes, moral facts do exist. And if moral facts exist, then moral realism is true. It is sometimes said that moral realists rarely offer arguments for their position, settling instead for mere defenses of a view they find intuitively plausible. By contrast, The Normative Web provides not merely a defense of robust realism in ethics, but a positive argument for this position. In so doing, it engages with a range of antirealist positions in epistemology such as error tTrade ReviewReview from previous edition Terence Cuneo, someone already identified by those who have been paying attention as a young moral philosopher to watch, has written a splendid book...an important and engaging contribution to the metaethical literature. * James Lenman, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *The Normative Web is an important book, if for no other reason than it does something that is unfortunately all too rare in contemporary metaethics: it presents a very promising argument in favour of moral realism. * Daniel Star, Mind *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Moral Realism of a Paradigmatic Sort ; 2. Defending the Parallel ; 3. The Parity Premise ; 4. Epistemic Nihilism ; 5. Epistemic Expressivism: Traditional Views ; 6. Epistemic Expressivism: Nontraditional Views ; 7. Epistemic Reductionism ; 8. Three Objections to the Core Argument ; Bibliography
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Oxford University Press Origins of Objectivity
Book SynopsisTyler Burge presents a substantial, original study of what it is for individuals to represent the physical world with the most primitive sort of objectivity. By reflecting on the science of perception and related psychological and biological sciences, he gives an account of constitutive conditions for perceiving the physical world, and thus aims to locate origins of representational mind. Origins of Objectivity illuminates several long-standing, central issues in philosophy, and provides a wide-ranging account of relations between human and animal psychologies.Trade Reviewpenetrating. No serious researcher in these fields can afford not to read Origins. * Robert W. Lurz, Philosophical Psychology *Table of ContentsPreface ; PART I ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Basic Terminology: What the Questions Mean ; 3. Anti-Individualism ; PART II ; 4. Individual Representationalism in the Twentieth Century's First Half ; 5. Individual Representationalism after Mid-Century: Preliminaries ; 6. Neo-Kantian Individual Representationalism: Strawson and Evans ; 7. Language Interpretation and Individual Representationalism: Quine and Davidson ; PART III ; 8. Biological and Methodological Backgrounds ; 9. Origins ; 10. Origins of Some Representational Categories ; 11. Glimpses Forward
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Oxford University Press Origins of Objectivity
Book SynopsisTyler Burge presents an original study of the most primitive ways in which individuals represent the physical world. By reflecting on the science of perception and related psychological and biological sciences, he gives an account of constitutive conditions for perceiving the physical world, and thus aims to locate origins of representational mind.Trade ReviewAs a history, Origins of Objectivity provides an illuminating position from which to view our most recent philosophical inheritance. As a philosophical account of the nature of perceptual representation, it offers an explanatorily rich, empirically grounded, comprehensive theory. As a method, it is an exemplar of the power of empirically informed philosophical inquiry. * Rebecca Copenhaver, Mind *the most important book in the philosophy of mind for several decades ... with its publication the subject ought to enter a new, more mature phase ... an immensely distinguished contribution to this fundamental topic in philosophy. * Christopher Peacocke, Times Literary Supplement *Origins of Objectivity is Tyler Burge's long-awaited first monograph. It is an absolutely terrific work, conceived and executed at a scale and level of ambition rarely seen in contemporary philosophy. The book's primary aim is to contribute a theory of perception; more broadly, however, it also delivers a subtle and nuanced query into the place of distinctively psychological capacities in the natural order. One can only hope that the book will come to shape discussions in the philosophy of mind and perception for years to come, not just in terms of its specific doctrines -- bold and persuasive as they are -- but also in terms of its methods. Burge's integration of insights from a vast range of empirical sciences with philosophical reflection stands out as a model for emulation. * Endre Begby, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *a comprehensive, sophisticatedly argued, and empirically well-informed critique ... unquestionably an important and impressive work in the philosophy and psychology of perception. Its scope is large, its thesis novel and wideranging in import, and its critical assessments of competing theories insightful andTable of ContentsPreface ; PART I ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Basic Terminology: What the Questions Mean ; 3. Anti-Individualism ; PART II ; 4. Individual Representationalism in the Twentieth Century's First Half ; 5. Individual Representationalism after Mid-Century: Preliminaries ; 6. Neo-Kantian Individual Representationalism: Strawson and Evans ; 7. Language Interpretation and Individual Representationalism: Quine and Davidson ; PART III ; 8. Biological and Methodological Backgrounds ; 9. Origins ; 10. Origins of Some Representational Categories ; 11. Glimpses Forward
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Oxford University Press, USA Oxford Studies In Epistemology Volume 3 03
Book SynopsisOxford Studies in Epistemology is a biennial publication which offers a regular snapshot of state-of-the-art work in this important field. Under the guidance of a distinguished editorial board, it publishes exemplary papers in epistemology, broadly construed. Anyone wanting to understand the latest developments in the discipline can start here.Table of ContentsSPECIAL THEME: SOCIAL EPISTEMOLOGY GUEST EDITOR: ALVIN GOLDMAN
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Oxford University Press Philosophical Writings
Book SynopsisThis volume presents twenty-two uncollected philosophical essays by Sir Peter Strawson, one of the leading philosophers of the second half of the twentieth century. The essays (two of them previously unpublished) are drawn from seven decades of work, from 1949 to 2003. They span the broad range of Strawson''s work: metaphysics, epistemology, philosophical logic, philosophy of language, ethical theory, and history of philosophy, along with metaphilosophical reflections and intellectual autobiography.Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Ethical Intuitionism ; 2. In Defence of a Dogma ; 3. Construction and Analysis ; 4. Proper Names ; 5. The Post-Linguistic Thaw ; 6. Analysis, Science, and Metaphysics ; 7. Bennett on Kant's Analytic ; 8. Does Knowledge have Foundations? ; 9. Knowledge and Truth ; 10. Scruton and Wright on Anti-Realism ; 11. Perception and its Objects ; 12. Liberty and Necessity ; 13. Sensibility, Understanding, and the Doctrine of Synthesis ; 14. Two Conceptions of Philosophy ; 15. Review of Paul Grice, Studies in the Way of Words ; 16. Knowing from Words ; 17. What have we learned from Philosophy in the Twentieth Century? ; 18. A Category of Particulars ; 19. Paul Grice ; 20. Why Philosophy? ; 21. Intellectual Autobiography ; 22. A Bit of Intellectual Autobiography ; Index
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Oxford University Press, USA The Pragmatic Maxim
Book SynopsisChristopher Hookway presents a series of essays on the philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1913), the ''founder of pragmatism'' and one of the most important and original American philosophers. Peirce made significant contributions to the development of formal logic and to the study of the normative standards we should follow in carrying out inquiries and enhancing our knowledge in science and mathematics. In The Pragmatic Maxim, Hookway explores Peirce''s writings on truth, science, and the nature of meaning, which have become steadily more influential over recent decades. He demonstrates how Peirce''s ideas can contribute to and inform philosophical understanding in debates that continue today.The first seven chapters explore the framework of Peirce''s thought, especially his fallibilism and his rejection of scepticism, and his contributions to the pragmatist understanding of truth and reality. Like Frege and Husserl, among others, Peirce rejected psychologism and used phenomeTrade Reviewwe should be grateful for Hookwayâs deeply illuminating analyses * Philip Kitcher, MIND *an excellent collection of eleven historical-philosophical studies of the philosophy of Charles Saunders Peirce... Hookways writing is clear and exact, and his thinking rigorous... in these essays [he] exemplifies enviable standards of historical and critical philosophical exposition... For anyone interested in the concept of knowledge, Hookway makes Peirces epistemology, philosophy of science and methodology of inquiry come alive. * Dale Jacquette, Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy *Christopher Hookway is one of the very finest scholars of C. S. Peirce and the tradition he founded -- American pragmatism . . . These essays are required reading for anyone interested in Peirce or pragmatism . . . We are also treated to a magnificent introduction, which will serve as a primer for those who want to know the essentials . . . [an] excellent volume * Cheryl Misak, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *Table of ContentsPreface ; Acknowledgements ; Texts and abbreviations ; Introduction: The pragmatist maxim, the method of science, and representation ; 1. Peirce and scepticism ; 2. Fallibilism and the aim of inquiry ; 3. Truth, reality, and convergence ; 4. Normative logic and psychology: Peirce's rejection of psychologism ; 5. Interrogatives and uncontrollable abductions ; 6. 'The form of a relation': Peirce and mathematical structuralism ; 7. 'A sort of composite photograph': pragmatism, ideas, and schematism ; 8. Pragmatism and the given: C.I. Lewis, Quine, and Peirce ; 9. The principle of pragmatism: Peirce's formulations and illustrations ; 10. Logical principles and philosophical attitudes: Peirce's response to James's pragmatism ; 11. How Peirce argued for his pragmatist maxim ; Bibliography ; Index
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