Studies In Metaphilosophy
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Author | : Morris Lazerowitz |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2021-08-07 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1000421147 |
First Published in 1964, Studies in Metaphilosophy presents and develop the hypothesis about the nature of metaphysical theories. Each study is a fresh attempt to improve our understanding of what a philosophical theory is and what its supporting arguments come to. Author argues that philosophical theories are nothing more substantial than linguistic chimeras and has the important function of pointing up the need for the examination of the whole subject. The volume discusses important themes like concept analysis, systematic doubt, the method of deduction from fact, logical necessitation, the nature of philosophical analysis, the nature of value, the metaphysical concept of space, Moore and philosophical analysis, the hidden structure of philosophical theories, and the relevance of psychoanalysis to philosophy. This volume will be an essential source for scholars and researchers of philosophy, logic, and metaphysics.
Author | : Nicholas Rescher |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2013-05-02 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 3110326426 |
While philosophers from Plato to Kant and beyond have discussed the mission and methodology of philosophy, this area of deliberation has only recently been acknowledged as a distinctive branch of philosophy as such, duly entitled metaphilosophy. There are, as yet, very few books on the subject so that the present volume joins a rather select group. Professor Rescher has published in the field for some thirty years and this book gathers together a representative sampling of his contributions. Taken together these pieces convey an instructive overview of the field, as well as vividly conveying their author's take on the key issues that constitute its problem domain.
Author | : Morris Lazerowitz |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2021-08-07 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1000421163 |
First Published in 1964, Studies in Metaphilosophy presents and develop the hypothesis about the nature of metaphysical theories. Each study is a fresh attempt to improve our understanding of what a philosophical theory is and what its supporting arguments come to. Author argues that philosophical theories are nothing more substantial than linguistic chimeras and has the important function of pointing up the need for the examination of the whole subject. The volume discusses important themes like concept analysis, systematic doubt, the method of deduction from fact, logical necessitation, the nature of philosophical analysis, the nature of value, the metaphysical concept of space, Moore and philosophical analysis, the hidden structure of philosophical theories, and the relevance of psychoanalysis to philosophy. This volume will be an essential source for scholars and researchers of philosophy, logic, and metaphysics.
Author | : Nicholas Rescher |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2014-10-23 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0739199781 |
The definitive mission of metaphilosophy is to facilitate an understanding of how philosophy works—the aim of the enterprise, the instrumental and procedural resources for its work, and the prospect of its success. Nicholas Rescher unites two facets of metaphilosophy to show that historical perspective and forward-thinking normative, or systematic, metaphilosophy cannot be independent of one another. The descriptive, or historical, metaphilosophy provides an account of what has been thought regarding the conduct of philosophical inquiry, and the prescriptive, or normative, metaphilosophy which deliberates about what is to be thought regarding the conduct of philosophizing. Rescher argues that metaphilosophy forms a part of philosophy itself. This is a unique feature of the discipline since the philosophy of biology is not a part of biology and the philosophy of mathematics is not a part of mathematics. Ultimately, the salient features of philosophizing in general—including the inherently controversial and discordant nature of philosophical doctrines—are also bound to afflict metaphilosophy. Thus, only by a careful analysis of the central issues can a plausible view of the enterprise be developed. Metaphilosophy: Philosophy in Philosophical Perspective challenges the static, compartmentalized view of metaphilosophy, providing insight for scholars and students of all areas of philosophy.
Author | : Paul S. Loeb |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 299 |
Release | : 2019-11-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 110842225X |
Renowned scholars explore and discuss Nietzsche's desire to challenge the very conception of philosophy, and his methods of doing so.
Author | : Sarah A. Mattice |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 167 |
Release | : 2014-10-08 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0739192213 |
Sarah A. Mattice explores contemporary philosophical activity and the way in which one aspect of language—metaphor—gives shape and boundary to the landscape of the discipline. The book examines metaphors of combat, play, and aesthetic experience and emphasizes how the choices we make in philosophical language are deeply intertwined with what we think philosophy is and how it should be practiced. Drawing on a broad range of resources, from cognitive linguistics and hermeneutics to aesthetics and Chinese philosophy, Mattice's argument provides insight into the evolution and future of philosophy itself.
Author | : Paul Horwich |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press (UK) |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2012-12-13 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 019966112X |
Paul Horwich presents a bold new interpretation of Wittgenstein's later work. He argues that it is Wittgenstein's radically anti-theoretical metaphilosophy - and not his identification of the meaning of a word with its use - that underpins his discussions of specific issues concerning language, the mind, mathematics, knowledge, art, and religion.
Author | : Michael J. Loux |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 740 |
Release | : 2005-09-08 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780199284221 |
Some of the world's specialists provide in this handbook essays about what kinds of things there are, in what ways they exist, and how they relate to each other. They give the word on such topics as identity, modality, time, causation, persons and minds, freedom, and vagueness.
Author | : Nicholas Rescher |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2021-10-25 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 3110747456 |
The book presents a detailed examination of many key aspects of philosophizing, ranging from the mission of philosophy, its method, its dialectic, and its epistemology. It conveys to the reader, student and scholar alike, a clear account of the aspirations and potential of the discipline. Readers will come away with a clearer understanding of the promise and challenges of philosophizing.
Author | : Nicholas Rescher |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2012-02-01 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0791481816 |
While the pursuit of philosophy "of" studies—of science, of art, of politics—has blossomed, the philosophy of philosophy remains a comparatively neglected domain. In this book, Nicholas Rescher fills this gap by offering a study in methodology aimed at providing a clear view of the scope and limits of philosophical inquiry. He argues that philosophy's inability to resolve all of the problems of the field does not preclude the prospect of achieving a satisfactory resolution of many or even most of them.