Naturalism in Question
Harvard University Press (Verlag)
978-0-674-03041-1 (ISBN)
Today the majority of philosophers in the English-speaking world adhere to the "naturalist" credos that philosophy is continuous with science, and that the natural sciences provide a complete account of all that exists--whether human or nonhuman. The new faith says science, not man, is the measure of all things. However, there is a growing skepticism about the adequacy of this complacent orthodoxy. This volume presents a group of leading thinkers who criticize scientific naturalism not in the name of some form of supernaturalism, but in order to defend a more inclusive or liberal naturalism.
The many prominent Anglo-American philosophers appearing in this book--Akeel Bilgrami, Stanley Cavell, Donald Davidson, John Dupré, Jennifer Hornsby, Erin Kelly, John McDowell, Huw Price, Hilary Putnam, Carol Rovane, Barry Stroud, and Stephen White--do not march in lockstep, yet their contributions demonstrate mutual affinities and various unifying themes. Instead of attempting to force human nature into a restricted scientific image of the world, these papers represent an attempt to place human nature at the center of renewed--but still scientifically respectful--conceptions of philosophy and nature.
Mario De Caro is Hilary Putnam’s literary executor and Professor of Moral Philosophy at Roma Tre University. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Philosophical Association, a regular visiting professor at Tufts University, and author of five volumes in Italian. David Macarthur is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sydney. With Mario De Caro, he edited Naturalism in Question, Naturalism and Normativity, and Hilary Putnam’s Philosophy in an Age of Science. He also edited Hilary and Ruth Anna Putnam’s Pragmatism as a Way of Life.
Introduction: The Nature of Naturalism I. Science and Reality 1. The Charm of Naturalism Barry Stroud 2. The Miracle of Monism John Dupre 3. The Content and Appeal of "Naturalism" Hilary Putnam 4. Naturalism Without Representationalism Huw Price II. Mind 5. Naturalism in the Philosophy of Mind John McDowell 6. Naturalism and Skepticism David Macarthur 7. Intentionality and Norms Akeel Bilgrami 8. Could There Be a Science of Rationality? Donald Davidson III. Agency 9. Agency and Alienation Jennifer Hornsby 10. Is Freedom Really a Mystery? Mario De Caro 11. Subjectivity and the Agential Perspective Stephen L. White IV. Ethical and Aesthetic Normativity 12. A Nonnaturalist Account of Personal Identity Carol Rovane 13. Against Naturalism in Ethics Erin I. Kelly 14. Postscript (2002) to "The Investigations' Everyday Aesthetics of Itself" Stanley Cavell Notes Bibliography Contributors Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.1.2009 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Cambridge, Mass |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 522 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit |
| ISBN-10 | 0-674-03041-9 / 0674030419 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-03041-1 / 9780674030411 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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