Kaiser / Seide Philip Kitcher

Pragmatic Naturalism
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-11-032488-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 15, 205 Seiten

Reihe: Münstersche Vorlesungen zur Philosophie

Philip Kitcher has deeply influenced many of the current debates in the philosophy of biology. He has also made groundbreaking contributions to the philosophy of science, to ethics, the philosophy of religion, the philosophy of mathematics, and, most recently, to pragmatism. This volume results from the 15th Münster Lectures in Philosophy. It contains an original article by Kitcher and eight critical papers on a wide range of topics.

Zielgruppe

Philosophers, Libraries, Institutes

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kaiser, Marie I.

Seide, Ansgar

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Pragmatismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Naturphilosophie, Philosophie und Evolution
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;7
1.1;1 Lecture;7
1.2;2 Colloquium;7
2.1;Preface;9
3.1;List of Abbreviations of Philip Kitcher’s Publications;11
4;Blank Page;14
5.1;PRAGMATIC NATURALISM;15
5.1.1;I;15
5.1.2;II;18
5.1.3;III;22
5.1.4;IV;28
5.1.5;V;30
5.1.6;VI;34
5.1.7;VII;39
5.1.8;VIII;41
5.1.9;Acknowledgements;43
5.1.10;References;43
6.1;Living with Kitcher?;45
6.2;Some Thoughts Concerning the Relation between Darwinism and Theism;45
6.2.1;1 Introduction: Philip Kitcher’s Criticism of Creationism;45
6.2.2;2 Kitcher’s Argument for the Relation of Darwinism and Theism;49
6.2.3;3 Theism and Darwinism – Possible Combinations;53
6.2.4;4 The Relation between Religion and Science;57
6.2.5;References;59
7;Blank Page;60
8.1;Can Kitcher Avoid the Naturalistic Fallacy?;61
8.1.1;1 Introduction;61
8.1.2;2 Kitcher’s Understanding of ‘Naturalism’ and the ‘Analytical History’ of Ethics;64
8.1.3;3 Kitcher’s Attempt to Avoid the Naturalistic Fallacy;67
8.1.4;4 Ethical Progress;72
8.1.5;5 Conclusion;75
8.1.6;References;76
9.1;Refining Kitcher’s Semantics for Kind Terms, or: Cleaning up the Mess;91
9.1.1;1 Introduction;91
9.1.2;2 The Qua Problem;92
9.1.2.1;2.1 What Is the Qua Problem?;93
9.1.2.2;2.2 Kitcher’s and Stanford’s Proposed Solution;94
9.1.3;3 The “No Failures of Reference” Problem;96
9.1.3.1;3.1 What Is the “No Failures of Reference” Problem?;96
9.1.3.2;3.2 Kitcher’s and Stanford’s Proposed Solution;97
9.1.4;4 Evaluation of the Proposed Solutions;99
9.1.4.1;4.1 The Qua Problem;100
9.1.4.2;4.2 The “No Failures of Reference” Problem;103
9.1.5;5 Sketch of a Solution: Semantic Dualism;105
9.1.6;References;109
10;Blank Page;110
11.1;Promiscuous objects, hybrid truth and scientific realism;111
11.1.1;1 Introduction;111
11.1.2;2 Kitcher’s Kantian Realism in The Advancement of Science;112
11.1.3;3 Kitcher’s Promiscuous Realism in Science, Truth, and Democracy;120
11.1.4;References;127
12;Blank Page;128
13.1;The Apriorists Return;129
13.1.1;1 Introduction;129
13.1.2;2 The Argument from Weak Revisability;131
13.1.3;3 The Argument from Concept Development;135
13.1.4;4 The Argument from Truth by Convention;141
13.1.5;5 Concluding Remarks;145
13.1.6;References;146
14.1;Examining the Quality of Life;147
14.2;Notes on Philip Kitcher’s Writings on Bioethics;147
14.2.1;1 Introduction;147
14.2.2;2 The Conception of the Quality of Life in The Lives to Come;149
14.2.3;3 The Conception of the Quality of Life in Creating Perfect People;150
14.2.4;4 Some Supplements – The Conception of the Quality of Life in The Ethical Project;153
14.2.5;5 Problems and Open Questions in Kitcher’s Conception of the Quality of Life;154
14.2.6;6 Conclusion;158
15;Blank Page;160
16.1;WELL-ORDERED PHILOSOPHY?;161
16.2;REFLECTIONS ON KITCHER’S PROPOSAL FOR A RENEWAL OF PHILOSOPHY;161
16.2.1;1 Introduction: The Shortcomings of Contemporary Philosophy;161
16.2.2;2 What Instead? – Kitcher’s Vision of a Renewed Philosophy;163
16.2.2.1;2.1 Well-Ordered Science;163
16.2.2.2;2.2 Well-Ordered Philosophy;165
16.2.3;3 Obscurities in and Challenges for the Pragmatic-Naturalistic Vision of Philosophy;166
16.2.3.1;3.1 Where Does Naturalism Come In?;166
16.2.3.2;3.2 Philosophical Experts;169
16.2.3.3;3.3 How Ideal is the Ideal?;171
16.2.4;4 Conclusion;173
16.2.5;References;173
17;Blank Page;174
18.1;SOME ANSWERS, ADMISSIONS, AND EXPLANATIONS;175
18.1.1;1 Introduction;175
18.1.2;2 Darwinism and Theism;176
18.1.3;3 Fallacies in Ethics?;180
18.1.4;4 Well-ordered Science;184
18.1.5;5 Semantics for Kind Terms;187
18.1.6;6 Realism and Pragmatism;190
18.1.7;7 Against the A Priori;194
18.1.8;8 Worthwhile Lives;198
18.1.9;9 Reviving Philosophy;201
18.1.10;References;204
19.1;Well-Ordered Science in a not Well-Ordered Society;77
19.1.1;1 Introduction;77
19.1.2;2 Realization-Focused Theory or Theoretical Approach?;79
19.1.3;3 Features of Kitcher’s Ideal Theory;81
19.1.4;4 Problems with Ideal Theories;82
19.1.5;5 Pluralism and the Restriction to Scientific Arguments;85
19.1.6;6 Conclusion;88
19.1.7;References;89
20;Blank Page;2
21;Blank Page;4

Über Autor(innen)

Marie I. Kaiser, University of Geneva, Switzerland; Ansgar Seide, University of Münster, Germany.

Marie I. Kaiser, University of Geneva, Switzerland; Ansgar Seide, University of Münster, Germany.