World without design : the ontological consequences of naturalism / Michael C. Rea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rea, Michael C. (Michael Cannon), 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Naturalism.

Ontology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 245 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Philosophical naturalism, according to which philosophy is continuous with the natural sciences, has dominated the Western academy for well over a century; but Michael Rea claims that it is without rational foundation, and that the costs of embracing it are surprisingly high. The first part of World Without Design aims to provide a fair and historically informed characterization of naturalism. Rea then argues compellingly to the surprising conclusion that naturalists are committed to rejecting realism about material objects, materialism, and perhaps realism about other minds. This conclusion i

Contents:

Naturalism

Pillars of the tradition

Naturalism characterized

Ontology

The discovery problem

Proper function

Pragmatic arguments

What price anti-realism?

Alternatives

Intuitionism

Supernaturalism.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-240) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-924761-7

1-282-00710-6

9786612007101

0-19-153008-5

OCLC:

63294784