Devitt

Gebundenes Buch

Putting Metaphysics First C

Beschreibung

Michael Devitt presents a series of essays with four recurring themes: (i) a sharp distinction between metaphysical issues and semantic ones; (ii) the priority of metaphysical issues over epistemological and semantic issues; (iii) a naturalistic opposition to the a priori taken largely from Quine; (iv) an uncompromising 'realism about the external world'. Topics include Plato's 'one over many' problem; nonfactualism; truth; moral realism; biological realism; biological essentialism; intuitions and their proper role.

Autor

Michael Devitt (PhD Harvard, BA Sydney) is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He taught at the University of Sydney from 1971 until 1987 and the University of Maryland from 1988 to 1999. His main research interests are in the philosophy of language and mind, and in issues of realism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Seitenzahl: 358
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 152mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 699g
• ISBN-13: 9780199280803
• ISBN-10: 0199280800
• Artikelnr.: 28532824