Rescher / Grim Reflexivity

From Paradox to Consciousness
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-11-032018-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 190 Seiten

The book seeks to characterize reflexive conceptual structures more thoroughly and more precisely than has been done before, making explicit the structure of paradox and the clear connections to major logical results. The goal is to trace the structure of reflexivity in sentences, sets, and systems, but also as it appears in propositional attitudes, mental states, perspectives and processes. What an understanding of patterns of reflexivity offers is a deeper and de-mystified understanding of issues of semantics, free will, and the nature of consciousness.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rescher, Nicholas

Grim, Patrick

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophische Logik, Argumentationstheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;CONTENTS;5
2;PREFACE;6
3;INTRODUCTION;7
4;Chapter 1: THE DYNAMIC STRUCTURE OF PARADOX;13
5;Chapter 2: THE LIMITATIVE THEOREMS;41
6;Chapter 3: NIHILISM, SKEPTICISM, AND THE COGITO;63
7;Chapter 4: THE ROLES OF REFERENCE;99
8;Chapter 5: THE MYSTERIES OF CONSCIOUSNESS;123
9;Chapter 6: MYSTERIES OF SEMANTICS AND FREE WILL;155
10;Chapter 7: CONCLUSION;177
11;APPENDICES;181
12;NAME INDEX;191