Rationality and cognition : against relativism-pragmatism / Nenad Miščević.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miščević, Nenad, author.

Series:

Toronto studies in philosophy.

Toronto Studies in Philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rationalism.

Cognition.

Relativity.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In this book Nenad Miscevic defends naturalistic rationalism against recent relativist attacks. Miscevic begins with an excellent introduction to cognitive science and goes on to create a searching defence of human rationality and of a traditional role for truth in epistemology. He presents a critical scrutiny of the relativism championed by Stephen Stich and Paul Churchland and their followers, showing that it not only exaggerates the subversive impact of science, but relies on its links with naturalism for much of its credibility. His careful dissection of relativist arguments establishes the main outlines of a positive rationalistic picture that is both original and convincing."--Jacket.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

PREFACE

Part One: The Cognitivist Challenge

1 Philosophy and Cognitive Science

2 Epistemology: The Classical Picture

3 Relativism-Pragmatism

Part Two: Are Our Representations Truth-Tolerant?

4 The Idea of Truth-Intolerance

5 The Non-Sentential Media

Part Three: Truth and Rationality

6 The Value of Truth

7 From Truth to Virtue

CONCLUSION

APPENDIX: THEORY AND OBSERVATION

NOTES

REFERENCES

INDEX

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4426-5893-2

1-4426-2099-4

OCLC:

1013962575