This book provides an original perspective on the debate about
anti-representationalism and the nature of philosophy. This debate
has come to prominence in recent years through the work of people
like Richard Rorty, Paul Horwich, Huw Price and Amie Thomasson. It
is the first book to explicitly consider this well-known pragmatist
kind of anti-representationalism in relation to
anti-representationalist views in other areas of philosophy, in
particular the philosophy of perception and cognitive science.
Taking as its point of departure the neo-pragmatism of Rorty and
Price, it critiques the way these (and other) thinkers develop, on
this basis, a positive view of philosophy and its remit. By
examining the debate about representationalism versus
anti-representationalism in perception and cognitive science it
provides a different way of understanding the significance of
neo-pragmatism, as well as providing an independently interesting
perspective on these other debates. A central idea in this
perspective involves distinguishing between a world-for-us and a
world-in-itself, though in a different way from Kant and many other
philosophers. The book extends these reflections to examine
questions about realism and the limits of metaphysics for
anti-representationalist pragmatism, arguing the view can uphold a
common sense kind of realism, as well as the value of distinctively
philosophical enquiry in metaphysics.
General
| Imprint: |
Springer International Publishing AG
|
| Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
| Series: |
Synthese Library, 473 |
| Release date: |
April 2023 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Jonathan Knowles
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
189 |
| Edition: |
1st ed. 2023 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-126923-3 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
3-03-126923-3 |
| Barcode: |
9783031269233 |
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