Philip Kitcher : pragmatic naturalism / Marie I. Kaiser, Ansgar Seide (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kaiser, Marie I.

Seide, Ansgar.

Series:

Münstersche Vorlesungen zur Philosophie ; 15.

Münstersche Vorlesungen zur Philosophie = Münster lectures on philosophy ; 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pragmatism.

Naturalism.

Kitcher, Philip, 1947-.

Kitcher, Philip.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 p.)

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt ; New Brunswick : Ontos Verlag, 2013.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Philip Kitcher has deeply influenced many of the current debates in the philosophy of biology. He has also made groundbreaking contributions to the philosophy of science, to ethics, the philosophy of religion, the philosophy of mathematics, and, most recently, to pragmatism. This volume results from the 15th Münster Lectures in Philosophy. It contains an original article by Kitcher andeight critical papers on a wide range of topics.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS OF PHILIP KITCHER'S PUBLICATIONS

1 LECTURE

PRAGMATIC NATURALISM / Kitcher, Philip

2 COLLOQUIUM

LIVING WITH KITCHER? / Gerr, Wolfgang D. / Grafe, Tim / Liesert, Reinhardt / Müller, Johannes / Nickl, Peter

CAN KITCHER AVOID THE NATURALISTIC FALLACY? / Derpmann, Simon / Düber, Dominik / Rojek, Tim / Schnieder, Konstantin

WELL-ORDERED SCIENCE IN A NOT WELL-ORDERED SOCIETY / Bätge, Dennis / Blundell, Anna / Gerr, Wolfgang D. / Gotthelf, Andreas / Hüsing, Bianca / Liesert, Reinhardt

REFINING KITCHER'S SEMANTICS FOR KIND TERMS, OR: CLEANING UP THE MESS / Bahr, Amrei / Michel, Jan G. / Voltz, Mareike

PROMISCUOUS OBJECTS, HYBRID TRUTH AND SCIENTIFIC REALISM / Göhner, Julia F. / Seidel, Markus

THE APRIORISTS RETURN / Franken, Dirk

EXAMINING THE QUALITY OF LIFE / Drerup, Johannes / Müller, Thomas / Nossek, Alexa

WELL-ORDERED PHILOSOPHY? / Jung, Eva-Maria / Kaiser, Marie I. / Seide, Ansgar

SOME ANSWERS, ADMISSIONS, AND EXPLANATIONS / Kitcher, Philip

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-86838-186-4

3-11-032488-1

OCLC:

851970912