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Essays in Quasi-Realism

Blackburn, Simon
Innbundet / 1993 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780195080414
Publisert
1993
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
563 gr
Høyde
243 mm
Bredde
159 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
272

Forfatter
Blackburn, Simon

Essays in Quasi-Realism

Blackburn, Simon
Innbundet / 1993 / Engelsk
Blackburn, Simon
Innbundet / 1993 / Engelsk
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`The papers span nearly twenty years, and although some are well known, it is useful to have them in one volume ... a rich field.'
Times Literary Supplement

All these essays have been published previously, and everyone in the field will be glad to have them conveniently collected. They well display their author's virtues in advancing philosophical debate...He is alwya candid rather than cagey, laying his cards on the table and not pretending to a stronger hand than he can display.He reminds us that the truth is to be sought in the open air of frank discussion and not in the hermetic chambers of dominant fashion.

Utilitas

In these essays, Simon Blackburn explores one of the most profound and fertile of philosophical problems: the way in which our judgements relate to the world. This debate has centred on realism, or the view that what we say is validated by the way things stand in the world, and a variety of oppositions to it. Prominent among the latter are expressive and projective theories, but also a relaxed pluralism that discourages the view that there are substantial issues at stake. The figure of the `quasi-realist' dramatizes the difficulty of conducting these debates. Typically philosophers thinking of themselves as realists will believe that they alone can give a proper or literal account of some of our attachments–to truth, to facts, to the independent world, to knowledge, and to certainty. The quasi-realist challenge, developed by Blackburn in this volume, is that we can have those attachments without any metaphysic that deserves calling realism, so that the metaphysical picture that goes with our practices is quite idle. The cases treated here include the theories of value and of knowledge, modality, probability, causation, intentionality and rule-following, and explanation. A substantial new introduction has been added, drawing together some of the central themes.
Les mer
This volume collects together Simon Blackburn's influential essays on `quasi-realism', a position he first introduced in 1980 and which has become a distinctive and much discussed option in metaphysics and ethics.
Les mer
"It is a genuine service to have Blackburn's work brought together....His prose style is extremely refreshing. He writes with clarity and vigor, without pretension or over-qualification. Fans of issues concerning realism will know that this is not faint praise."--The Philosophical Review "Technically and historically accurate and helpful. Good treatment, especially, of moral realism."--Manuel Davenport, Texas A & M "This collection well represents Blackburn's contribution to philosophy."--Ronald Glass, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse "All these essays have been published previously, and everyone in the field will be glad to have them conveniently collected. They well display their author's virtues in advancing philosophical debate."--Utilitas "It is a genuine service to have Blackburn's work brought together....His prose style is extremely refreshing. He writes with clarity and vigor, without pretension or over-qualification. Fans of issues concerning realism will know that this is not faint praise."--The Philosophical Review "Technically and historically accurate and helpful. Good treatment, especially, of moral realism."--Manuel Davenport, Texas A & M "This collection well represents Blackburn's contribution to philosophy."--Ronald Glass, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse "All these essays have been published previously, and everyone in the field will be glad to have them conveniently collected. They well display their author's virtues in advancing philosophical debate."--Utilitas
Les mer
A collection of influential essays by Simon Blackburn

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`The papers span nearly twenty years, and although some are well known, it is useful to have them in one volume ... a rich field.'
Times Literary Supplement

All these essays have been published previously, and everyone in the field will be glad to have them conveniently collected. They well display their author's virtues in advancing philosophical debate...He is alwya candid rather than cagey, laying his cards on the table and not pretending to a stronger hand than he can display.He reminds us that the truth is to be sought in the open air of frank discussion and not in the hermetic chambers of dominant fashion.

Utilitas

In these essays, Simon Blackburn explores one of the most profound and fertile of philosophical problems: the way in which our judgements relate to the world. This debate has centred on realism, or the view that what we say is validated by the way things stand in the world, and a variety of oppositions to it. Prominent among the latter are expressive and projective theories, but also a relaxed pluralism that discourages the view that there are substantial issues at stake. The figure of the `quasi-realist' dramatizes the difficulty of conducting these debates. Typically philosophers thinking of themselves as realists will believe that they alone can give a proper or literal account of some of our attachments–to truth, to facts, to the independent world, to knowledge, and to certainty. The quasi-realist challenge, developed by Blackburn in this volume, is that we can have those attachments without any metaphysic that deserves calling realism, so that the metaphysical picture that goes with our practices is quite idle. The cases treated here include the theories of value and of knowledge, modality, probability, causation, intentionality and rule-following, and explanation. A substantial new introduction has been added, drawing together some of the central themes.
Les mer
This volume collects together Simon Blackburn's influential essays on `quasi-realism', a position he first introduced in 1980 and which has become a distinctive and much discussed option in metaphysics and ethics.
Les mer
"It is a genuine service to have Blackburn's work brought together....His prose style is extremely refreshing. He writes with clarity and vigor, without pretension or over-qualification. Fans of issues concerning realism will know that this is not faint praise."--The Philosophical Review "Technically and historically accurate and helpful. Good treatment, especially, of moral realism."--Manuel Davenport, Texas A & M "This collection well represents Blackburn's contribution to philosophy."--Ronald Glass, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse "All these essays have been published previously, and everyone in the field will be glad to have them conveniently collected. They well display their author's virtues in advancing philosophical debate."--Utilitas "It is a genuine service to have Blackburn's work brought together....His prose style is extremely refreshing. He writes with clarity and vigor, without pretension or over-qualification. Fans of issues concerning realism will know that this is not faint praise."--The Philosophical Review "Technically and historically accurate and helpful. Good treatment, especially, of moral realism."--Manuel Davenport, Texas A & M "This collection well represents Blackburn's contribution to philosophy."--Ronald Glass, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse "All these essays have been published previously, and everyone in the field will be glad to have them conveniently collected. They well display their author's virtues in advancing philosophical debate."--Utilitas
Les mer
A collection of influential essays by Simon Blackburn

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780195080414
Publisert
1993
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
563 gr
Høyde
243 mm
Bredde
159 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
272

Forfatter
Blackburn, Simon

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