A world for us : the case for phenomenalistic idealism / John Foster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foster, John, 1941 May 5-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Idealism.

Realism.

Phenomenology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A World for Us aims to refute physical realism and establish in its place a form of idealism. Physical realism, in the sense in which John Foster understands it, takes the physical world to be something whose existence is both logically independent of the human mind and metaphysically fundamental. Foster identifies a number of problems for this realist view, but his main objection is that it does not accord the world the requisite empirical immanence. The form of idealismthat he tries to establish in its place rejects the realist view in both its aspects. It takes the world to be something who

Contents:

The problem of perception

The inscrutability of intrinsic content

Realism and phenomenalistic idealism

The refutation of realism

The challenge of nihilism

The issue of objectivity.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-248) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-85301-1

9786611853013

0-19-153806-X

OCLC:

269285440