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Much contemporary metaphysics, moved by an apparent necessity to take reality to consist of given beings and properties, presents us with what appear to be deep problems requiring radical changes in the common sense conception of persons and the world. Contemporary meta-ethics ignores questions about logical form and formulates questions in ways that make the possibility of correct value judgments mysterious. In this book, Wheeler argues that given a Davidsonian understanding of truth, predication, and interpretation, and given a relativised version of Aristotelian essentialism compatible with Davidson's basic thinking, many metaphysical problems are not very deep. Likewise, many philosophers' claims that common sense needs to be modified are unfounded. He argues further that a proper consideration of questions of logical form clarifies and illuminates meta-ethical questions. Although the analyses and arguments he gives are often at odds with those at which Davidson arrived, they apply the central Davidsonian insights about semantics, understanding, and interpretation.
Much contemporary metaphysics, moved by an apparent necessity to take reality to consist of given beings and properties, presents us with what appear to be deep problems requiring radical changes in the common sense conception of persons and the world. Contemporary meta-ethics ignores questions about logical form and formulates questions in ways that make the possibility of correct value judgments mysterious. In this book, Wheeler argues that given a Davidsonian understanding of truth, predication, and interpretation, and given a relativised version of Aristotelian essentialism compatible with Davidson's basic thinking, many metaphysical problems are not very deep. Likewise, many philosophers' claims that common sense needs to be modified are unfounded. He argues further that a proper consideration of questions of logical form clarifies and illuminates meta-ethical questions. Although the analyses and arguments he gives are often at odds with those at which Davidson arrived, they apply the central Davidsonian insights about semantics, understanding, and interpretation.
In this collection of essays Samuel Wheeler discusses Derrida and
other "deconstructive" thinkers from the perspective of an analytic
philosopher willing to treat deconstruction as philosophy, taking
it seriously enough to look for and analyze its arguments. The
essays focus on the theory of meaning, truth, interpretation,
metaphor, and the relationship of language to the world. Wheeler
links the thought of Derrida to that of Davidson and argues for
close affinities among Derrida, Quine, de Man, and Wittgenstein. He
also demonstrates the propinquity of Plato and Derrida and shows
that New Criticism shares deconstruction's conception of language.
Of the twelve essays in the collection, four are published here for
the first time.
In this collection of essays Samuel Wheeler discusses Derrida and
other "deconstructive" thinkers from the perspective of an analytic
philosopher willing to treat deconstruction as philosophy, taking
it seriously enough to look for and analyze its arguments. The
essays focus on the theory of meaning, truth, interpretation,
metaphor, and the relationship of language to the world. Wheeler
links the thought of Derrida to that of Davidson and argues for
close affinities among Derrida, Quine, de Man, and Wittgenstein. He
also demonstrates the propinquity of Plato and Derrida and shows
that New Criticism shares deconstruction's conception of language.
Of the twelve essays in the collection, four are published here for
the first time.
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