Physicalism / Daniel Stoljar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stoljar, Daniel, author.

Series:

New problems of philosophy.

New problems of philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Materialism.

Philosophy, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

London : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Physicalism, the thesis that everything is physical, is one of the most controversial problems in philosophy. Its adherents argue that there is no more important doctrine in philosophy, whilst its opponents claim that its role is greatly exaggerated. In this superb introduction to the problem Daniel Stoljar focuses on three fundamental questions: the interpretation, truth and philosophical significance of physicalism. In answering these questions he covers the following key topics:a brief history of physicalism and its definitions what a physical property is and how

Contents:

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE STANDARD PICTURE; 2 FORM AND ALTERNATIVES; 3 THE STARTING POINT VIEW; 4 THE THEORY VIEW; 5 HEMPEL'S DILEMMA; 6 THE NECESSITY VIEW; 7 IS NECESSITATION NECESSARY?; 8 IS NECESSITATION SUFFICIENT?; 9 SKEPTICS AND TRUE BELIEVERS; 10 ARGUMENTS AGAINST PHYSICALISM; 11 ARGUMENTS FOR PHYSICALISM; CONCLUSION; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-14921-6

1-135-14922-4

1-282-58984-9

9786612589843

0-203-85630-9

9780203856307

OCLC:

609859125