The ways of reason : a critical study of the ideas of Emile Meyerson / Joseph LaLumia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

LaLumia, Joseph., author.

Series:

Muirhead library of philosophy.

Muirhead library of philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Meyerson, Émile, 1859-1933.

Meyerson, Émile.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Dedication; Contents; PREFACE; Chapter 1 THE NATURE OF MEYERSON'S INVESTIGATIONS; 1. Interpretation of Meyerson's Work.; 2. Meyerson's Work is not Epistemology in the Conventional Sense of the Word.; 3. Nor Is It Philosophy of Science.; 4. Nor Is It a Species of Logical Theory.; 5. How Meyerson Distinguishes His Work From Psychology.; 6. ""Philosophie d'intellect"" is Really Psychology Using the Method of Logic.; 7. Other Considerations Showing that Meyerson's Investigations Are Psychological.

(a) Meyerson's Comparison of His Work with Kant's.(b) Philosophie de la nature and philosophie de l'intellect.; (c) Meyerson's a priori an Inherent Instinct of the Mind.; (d) Evolution and the a priori.; (e) ""Philosophie de l'intellect"" a Misleading Designation.; (f) Method of Identité et Réalité.; 8. Ulterior Purpose of Meyerson's Investigations.; 9. Meyerson's Method.; 10. Is Meyerson's Method Empirical?; Chapter 2 HOW WE THINK; 11. General Statement.; 12. Differences of Opinion on the Nature of a Scientific Explanation.; 13. The Principle of Legality.; 14. The Principle of Causality.

15. Distinction of ""Law"" and ""Cause"" Relative to the Concepts of Space and Time.16. Why Both Principles Have Been Used in Explanations: Synecdoche and Theological Causality.; 17. More General Schema of Identification.; 18. Man Is By Nature a Metaphysician.; Chapter 3 VICTORIOUS REASON; 19. Mechanical Theories Since the Dawn of Science.; 20. The Three Great Laws of Conservation.; 21. Parmenides and the Concept of the Unity of Matter.; 22. Qualitative Theories in Physics and Chemistry.

23. Transition from Qualitative Theories to Mechanical Theories Demanded by the Tendency to Identification.24. Identification in Biology.; 25. The Role of the Notion of the ""Genre in Scientific Propositions.; 26. Identification in Mathematics.; 27. Perception, Primitive Mentality, and Philosophy.; 28. Liberty and the Tendency to Identification.; Chapter 4 RECALCITRANT REALITY; 29. Obstacles to the Tendency to Identification.; 30. Sadi Carnot.; 31. Sensory Qualities.; 32. Impact.; 33. The Paradox of Identification.; 34. Differences Between Commonsense, Science, and Philosophy.

Chapter 5 RELATIVITY AND QUANTUM MECHANICS35. La déduction relativiste.; 36. Quantum Mechanics and the Principle of Legality.; Chapter 6 PHILOSOPHICAL USES OF THE THEORY; 37. Meyerson's Critique of Positivism.; 38. Meyerson's Critique of Mathematical Logic.; 39. Meyerson on Rules for the Direction of the Mind.; 40. Practicable Precepts of Inquiry and Possible Philosophies of Nature.; 41. Recapitulation.; Chapter 7 CRITIQUE; 42. Ce qu'il faudrait démontrer.; 43. How Is Science Possible?; 44. A Case of Mental Self-restraint that Involves a Choice.; 45. How Can the Mind Modify Its Own Essence?

46. Meyerson's Theory Does Not Possess the Characteristics of What He Has Called a Good Theory.

Notes:

First published in 1966 by Routledge.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-85300-8

1-315-83048-5

1-317-85301-6

OCLC:

874173565