James F. Ross is a creative and independent thinker in
contemporary metaphysics and philosophy of mind. In this concise
metaphysical essay, he argues clearly and analytically that
meaning, truth, impossibility, natural necessity, and our
intelligent perception of nature fit together into a distinctly
realist account of thought and world.Ross articulates a moderate
realism about repeatable natural structures and our abstractive
ability to discern them that poses a challenge to many of the
common assumptions and claims of contemporary analytic philosophy.
He develops a broadly Aristotelian metaphysics that recognizes the
"hidden necessities" of things, which are disclosed through the
sciences, which ground his account of real impossibility as a kind
of vacuity, and which require the immateriality of the human
ability to understand. Those ideas are supported by a novel account
of false judgment. Ross aims to offer an analytically and
historically respectable alternative to the prevailing positions of
many British-American philosophers. "In "Thought and World," James
F. Ross synthesizes and develops much of his work from the last two
decades; and as he did in his two other major works ("Philosophical
Theology" and "Portraying Analogy") he challenges many of the
common dogmatic assumptions from the mainstream of analytic
philosophy. While relentlessly challenging these assumptions from a
unique and unorthodox perspective, he is nonetheless able to
masterfully articulate his position using the dialect of
philosophical discourse in analytic philosophy." --John Zeis,
Canisius College
General
Imprint: |
University of Notre Dame Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2008 |
First published: |
2008 |
Authors: |
James Ross
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
280 |
Edition: |
Reissue |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-268-04057-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
General
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LSN: |
0-268-04057-5 |
Barcode: |
9780268040574 |
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