The Rediscovery of Common Sense Philosophy

2007. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-230-00246-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 237 Seiten, Format (B × H): 144 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 425 g

This book is a defence of the philosophy of common sense in the spirit of Thomas Reid and G.E. Moore, drawing on the work of Aristotle, evolutionary biology and psychology, and historical studies on the origins of early modern philosophy. It defines and explores common sense beliefs, and defends them from challenges from prominent philosophers.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boulter, S.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Erkenntnistheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments Introduction: Two Tribes The Metaphilosophy of Common Sense 'Evolutionary Argument' and the Metaphilosophy of Common Sense Towards a Taxonomy of Philosophical Error Theology's Trojan Horse Metaphysical Realism as a Pre-condition of Visual Perception Semantic Anti-Realism and the Dummettian Reductio Eliminating Eliminative Materialism Freedom and Responsibility On the Existence of Moral Facts Afterword Notes References Index

Über Autor(innen)

STEPHEN BOULTER is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Oxford Brookes University. Prior to taking up his current post he was Gifford Research Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at The University of Glasgow in 1998-99. He lives in Glasgow with his wife and two children.