Samuel C Wheeler: Neo-Davidsonian Metaphysics

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Beschreibung

Much contemporary metaphysics, moved by an apparent necessity to take reality to consist of given beings and properties, presents us with what appear to be deep problems requiring radical changes in the common sense conception of persons and the world. Contemporary meta-ethics ignores questions about logical form and formulates questions in ways that make the possibility of correct value judgments mysterious. In this book, Wheeler argues that given a Davidsonian understanding of truth, predication, and interpretation, and given a relativised version of Aristotelian essentialism compatible with Davidson's basic thinking, many metaphysical problems are not very deep. Likewise, many philosophers' claims that common sense needs to be modified are unfounded. He argues further that a proper consideration of questions of logical form clarifies and illuminates meta-ethical questions. Although the analyses and arguments he gives are often at odds with those at which Davidson arrived, they apply the central Davidsonian insights about semantics, understanding, and interpretation.

Über den Autor

Samuel C. Wheeler III is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut, USA.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Davidsonian Truth and its Consequences 2. Against Absolute Essentialism 3. Natures, Necessity, and Relative Essentialism 4. Kinds of Events 5. Modals and Conditionals 6. Properties, Propositions, and Facts 7. Future Contingents and Temporary Intrinsics 8. The Sorites and Davidsonian Innocuous Epistemicism 9. The Good 10. What We Ought to Do

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2016
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe , Philosophie
Jahrhundert:	Antike
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9781138657373
ISBN-10:	1138657379
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Wheeler, Samuel C
Hersteller:	Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit:	Samuel C Wheeler
Erscheinungsdatum:	03.03.2016
Gewicht:	0,362 kg