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Experience and Beyond
The Outline of A Darwinian Metaphysics|
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| Verlag: | Palgrave Macmillan |
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| Veröffentl.: | 30.09.2016 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9783319310770 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
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Beschreibungen
<p>This book presents
a persuasive argument in favour of evolutionary naturalism and outlines what
such a stance means for our capacity of observation and understanding reality.
The author discusses how our capacity of knowledge is adapted to handle
sensory information about the environment in the light of Charles Darwin’s
theory of evolution. The implication of this is that much of our thinking in
science and philosophy that goes beyond our immediate experience rests on
abstractions and hypostatization. This book rejects the possibility of having
any knowledge of reality as it is in itself, while not denying that our
capacity of conceptual abstractions is of great benefit for our survival. </p>
a persuasive argument in favour of evolutionary naturalism and outlines what
such a stance means for our capacity of observation and understanding reality.
The author discusses how our capacity of knowledge is adapted to handle
sensory information about the environment in the light of Charles Darwin’s
theory of evolution. The implication of this is that much of our thinking in
science and philosophy that goes beyond our immediate experience rests on
abstractions and hypostatization. This book rejects the possibility of having
any knowledge of reality as it is in itself, while not denying that our
capacity of conceptual abstractions is of great benefit for our survival. </p>
Preface and Introduction.-
1 Evolutionary Naturalism.- The manifest image.- The scientific image.-
Kant’s metaphysical dualism.- Evolutionary epistemology.- 2 Evolution and Human
Cognition.- The Darwinian legacy. Setting the legacy straight.- A fallacy of
naturalization.- Intention and innate dispositions.- 3 Sensation, Perception,
and Observation.- Perception as belief acquisition.- From perception to observation.- Theory-ladenness.- Instrumental
observation.- Observability.-
4 Theory and Reality.- Forms of realism.- Conceptual frameworks and external
commitments.- Theory realism.- The success argument.- Constructive empiricism.-
Structural realism.- The failure of representationalism.- 5 Truth, Language,
and Objectivity.- What is
truth?.- Truth and meaning.- Non-realism concerning Truth.- A naturalized notion
of truth.- Semantics and ontology.- 6 Abstraction and Reification.- Common
sense and externality.- What makes an entity abstract?.- Abstract objects
versus abstracted concepts.- Why did abstracted concepts evolve?.- 7 In Defence
of Nominalism.- Concrete, artificial, and nominal particulars.- Particulars and
universals.- Conceptualism.- 8 Space, Time, and Space-time.- The existence of Space.-
The existence of Time.- Space-time substantivalism.- Space-time relationism.- Space-time
as an abstracted concept.- Are space and time invented or discovered?.- 9
Causality and Counterfactuality.- The concept.- Regularity.- Modality.- 10
Human Evolution and Mathematical Physics.- Mathematics and representational
knowledge.- Mathematics – the language of quantities.- Possible worlds, many worlds
and multiverses.- The Copenhagen interpretation: a non-representational view.- 11
Conclusion.- Bibliography.<p></p>
1 Evolutionary Naturalism.- The manifest image.- The scientific image.-
Kant’s metaphysical dualism.- Evolutionary epistemology.- 2 Evolution and Human
Cognition.- The Darwinian legacy. Setting the legacy straight.- A fallacy of
naturalization.- Intention and innate dispositions.- 3 Sensation, Perception,
and Observation.- Perception as belief acquisition.- From perception to observation.- Theory-ladenness.- Instrumental
observation.- Observability.-
4 Theory and Reality.- Forms of realism.- Conceptual frameworks and external
commitments.- Theory realism.- The success argument.- Constructive empiricism.-
Structural realism.- The failure of representationalism.- 5 Truth, Language,
and Objectivity.- What is
truth?.- Truth and meaning.- Non-realism concerning Truth.- A naturalized notion
of truth.- Semantics and ontology.- 6 Abstraction and Reification.- Common
sense and externality.- What makes an entity abstract?.- Abstract objects
versus abstracted concepts.- Why did abstracted concepts evolve?.- 7 In Defence
of Nominalism.- Concrete, artificial, and nominal particulars.- Particulars and
universals.- Conceptualism.- 8 Space, Time, and Space-time.- The existence of Space.-
The existence of Time.- Space-time substantivalism.- Space-time relationism.- Space-time
as an abstracted concept.- Are space and time invented or discovered?.- 9
Causality and Counterfactuality.- The concept.- Regularity.- Modality.- 10
Human Evolution and Mathematical Physics.- Mathematics and representational
knowledge.- Mathematics – the language of quantities.- Possible worlds, many worlds
and multiverses.- The Copenhagen interpretation: a non-representational view.- 11
Conclusion.- Bibliography.<p></p>
<p>Jan Faye teaches
epistemology, metaphysics, and philosophy of science at the University of
Copenhagen, Denmark. He has published extensively within these areas in Danish
as well as English. Some of his latest books include <i>After Postmodernism</i> (2012) and <i>The
Nature of Scientific Thinking</i> (2014).</p>
epistemology, metaphysics, and philosophy of science at the University of
Copenhagen, Denmark. He has published extensively within these areas in Danish
as well as English. Some of his latest books include <i>After Postmodernism</i> (2012) and <i>The
Nature of Scientific Thinking</i> (2014).</p>
<p>This book presents
a persuasive argument in favour of evolutionary naturalism and outlines what
such a stance means for our capacity of observation and understanding reality.
The author discusses how our capacity of knowledge is adapted to handle
sensory information about the environment in the light of Charles Darwin’s
theory of evolution. The implication of this is that much of our thinking in
science and philosophy that goes beyond our immediate experience rests on
abstractions and hypostatization. This book rejects the possibility of having
any knowledge of reality as it is in itself, while not denying that our
capacity of conceptual abstractions is of great benefit for our survival. </p>
a persuasive argument in favour of evolutionary naturalism and outlines what
such a stance means for our capacity of observation and understanding reality.
The author discusses how our capacity of knowledge is adapted to handle
sensory information about the environment in the light of Charles Darwin’s
theory of evolution. The implication of this is that much of our thinking in
science and philosophy that goes beyond our immediate experience rests on
abstractions and hypostatization. This book rejects the possibility of having
any knowledge of reality as it is in itself, while not denying that our
capacity of conceptual abstractions is of great benefit for our survival. </p>
Explores a key topic at the boundary between philosophy and the sciences Investigates our capacity of observation and understanding of reality in the light of evolutionary naturalism Discusses capacity of knowledge in the light of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution
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