Donald Davidson's Triangulation Argument - Robert H. Myers, Claudine Verheggen

Donald Davidson's Triangulation Argument

A Philosophical Inquiry
Buch | Softcover
214 Seiten
2018
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-34673-4 (ISBN)
54,85 inkl. MwSt
The book reveals Davidson’s later writings on the triangulation argument to be full of innovative and important ideas that deserve much more attention than they are currently receiving.
According to many commentators, Davidson’s earlier work on philosophy of action and truth-theoretic semantics is the basis for his reputation, and his later forays into broader metaphysical and epistemological issues, and eventually into what became known as the triangulation argument, are much less successful. This book by two of his former students aims to change that perception. In Part One, Verheggen begins by providing an explanation and defense of the triangulation argument, then explores its implications for questions concerning semantic normativity and reductionism, the social character of language and thought, and skepticism about the external world. In Part Two, Myers considers what the argument can tell us about reasons for action, and whether it can overcome skeptical worries based on claims about the nature of motivation, the sources of normativity and the demands of morality. The book reveals Davidson’s later writings to be full of innovative and important ideas that deserve much more attention than they are currently receiving.

Robert H. Myers is Professor of Philosophy at York University, Canada. Claudine Verheggen is Associate Professor of Philosophy at York University, Canada.

Introduction

Part 1: Language, Thought and Knowledge

Chapter One: Davidson’s Triangulation Argument

Chapter Two: From Triangulation to Semantic Normativity

Chapter Three: From Triangulation to Semantic Externalism

Chapter Four: From Triangulation to Global Anti-Skepticism

Part 2: Desires, Reasons and Morality

Chapter Five: Triangulation and Normative Skepticism

Chapter Six: Pro-Attitudes and Normative Beliefs

Chapter Seven: Normative Properties and Explanation

Chapter Eight: Normative Realism and Morality

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 362 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik
Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sprachphilosophie
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10 1-138-34673-X / 113834673X
ISBN-13 978-1-138-34673-4 / 9781138346734
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