The Epistemological Skyhook

Determinism, Naturalism, and Self-Defeat
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-138-65142-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

Throughout philosophical history, there has been a recurring argument to the effect that determinism, naturalism, or both are self-referentially incoherent. By accepting determinism or naturalism, one allegedly acquires a reason to reject determinism or naturalism. The Epistemological Skyhook brings together, for the first time, the principal expressions of this argument, focusing primarily on the last 150 years. This book addresses the versions of this argument as presented by Arthur Lovejoy, A.E. Taylor, Kurt Gödel, C.S. Lewis, Norman Malcolm, Karl Popper, J.R. Lucas, William Hasker, Thomas Nagel, Alvin Plantinga, and others, along with the objections presented by their many detractors. It concludes by presenting a new version of the argument that synthesizes the best aspects of the others while also rendering the argument immune to some of the most significant objections made to it.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Slagle, Jim

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Erkenntnistheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Metaphysik, Ontologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction to the Skyhook

2. Defining Terms

3. Paradox Lost

4. Eliminationist Rhetoric (or, Truth Takes the Hindmost)

5. Mental Problems

6. Knowledge and Normativity

7. Language Games

8. Popper Function

9. Being Thomas Nagel

10. Epistemology Supernaturalized

11. Leftovers

12. Object Lessons

13. An A Priori Teleological Argument

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Jim Slagle is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Portland. He has published articles in several journals, including The Philosophical Forum and Philosophical Investigations.