Anthropocentrism in philosophy : realism, antirealism, semirealism / Panayot Butchvarov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Butchvarov, Panayot, 1933- author.

Series:

Eide ; Volume 8.

Eide, 2198-1841 ; Volume 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophical anthropology.

Anthropology--Philosophy.

Anthropology.

Ethics.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Metaphysics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany ; Boston, Massachusetts : De Gruyter, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Anthropocentrism in philosophy is deeply paradoxical. Ethics investigates the human good, epistemology investigates human knowledge, and antirealist metaphysics holds that the world depends on our cognitive capacities. But humans’ good and knowledge, including their language and concepts, are empirical matters, whereas philosophers do not engage in empirical research. And humans are inhabitants, not 'makers', of the world. Nevertheless, all three (ethics, epistemology, and antirealist metaphysics) can be drastically reinterpreted as making no reference to humans.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Chapter One. Introduction

Chapter Two. Three Varieties of Epistemology

Chapter Three. The Property Good

Chapter Four. Saying and Showing The Good

Chapter Five. The Role of Language in Cognition

Chapter Six. Metaphysical Realism and Logical Antirealism

Chapter Seven. Logical Semi-realism

Chapter Eight. Generic Statements

Chapter Nine. Facts and Truth

Chapter Ten. I and the World

Chapter Eleven. We and the World

Chapter Twelve. Mind and the World

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781614518495

1614518491

9781614519478

1614519471

OCLC:

912323230