The philosopher Penelope Maddy is well-known for her pursuit of Second Philosophy, a form of naturalism that sees the methods of philosophy as indistinguishable from those of the empirical sciences. This volume collects eleven of her recent essays...Lasīt vairāk
The philosopher Penelope Maddy is well-known for her pursuit of Second Philosophy, a form of naturalism that sees the methods of philosophy as indistinguishable from those of the empirical sciences. This volume collects eleven of her recent essays...Lasīt vairāk
How do you know the world around you isnt just an elaborate dream, or the creation of an evil neuroscientist? If all you have to go on are various lights, sounds, smells, tastes and tickles, how can you know what the world is really like, or even wh...Lasīt vairāk
How do you know the world around you isnt just an elaborate dream, or the creation of an evil neuroscientist? If all you have to go on are various lights, sounds, smells, tastes and tickles, how can you know what the world is really like, or even wh...Lasīt vairāk
The Logical Must is an examination of Ludwig Wittgensteins philosophy of logic, early and late, undertaken from an austere naturalistic perspective Penelope Maddy has called "e;Second Philosophy."e; The Second Philosopher is a humble but tir...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 27-Jan-2011, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780191616532)
Mathematics depends on proofs, and proofs must begin somewhere, from some fundamental assumptions. For nearly a century, the axioms of set theory have played this role, so the question of how these axioms are properly judged takes on a central impor...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 19-Apr-2007, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780191534317)
Many philosophers these days consider themselves naturalists, but its doubtful any two of them intend the same position by the term. In this book, Penelope Maddy describes and practises a particularly austere form of naturalism called Second Philos...Lasīt vairāk
