Making sense of the world : new essays on the philosophy of understanding / edited by Stephen R. Grimm.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grimm, Stephen R. (Stephen Robert), 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge, Theory of.

Physical Description:

262 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2018]

Contents:

1 Introduction / Stephen R. Grimm Grimm, Stephen R. 1

2 The Unity of Understanding / John Bengson Bengson, John 14

3 Understanding Persons and the Problem of Power / Remy Debes Debes, Remy 54

4 Religious Understanding, Naturalism, and Desire / Fiona Ellis Ellis, Fiona 78

5 Philosophy, Knowledge, and Understanding / Gordon Graham Graham, Gordon 98

6 The Ethics of Understanding / Stephen R. Grimm Grimm, Stephen R. 116

7 Understanding and Structure / Allan Hazlett Hazlett, Allan 135

8 Aesthetic Understanding / Alison Hills Hills, Alison 159

9 Why (Study) the Humanities?: The View from Science / Jenann Ismael Ismael, Jenann 177

10 Understanding and Coming to Understand / Michael Patrick Lynch Lynch, Michael Patrick 194

11 Against Understanding (as a Condition on Explanation) / Bradford Skow Skow, Bradford 209

12 Understanding and Fluency / J. D. Trout Trout, J. D. 232.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0190469862

9780190469863

OCLC:

992732864