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Book Synopsis Aristotle on Practical Truth by : Christiana M. M. Olfert
Download or read book Aristotle on Practical Truth written by Christiana M. M. Olfert and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Aristotle on Practical Truth, C.M.M. Olfert gives the first book-length treatment of Aristotle's notion of practical truth. The book covers the origins of practical truth in Plato's philosophy; practical truth's role in practical reasoning; its contributions to motivation and action; and its implications for ethical development.
Book Synopsis The Aim of Belief by : Timothy Hoo Wai Chan
Download or read book The Aim of Belief written by Timothy Hoo Wai Chan and published by Oxford University Press (UK). This book was released on 2013 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Aim of Belief is the first book devoted to the question: 'what is belief?' Eleven newly commissioned essays by leading authors reflect the state of the art and further advance the current debate. The book will be key reading for researchers working on philosophy of mind and action, epistemology, and meta-ethics.
Book Synopsis Heidegger and the Measure of Truth by : Denis McManus
Download or read book Heidegger and the Measure of Truth written by Denis McManus and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-29 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Denis McManus presents a novel account of Martin Heidegger's early vision of our subjectivity and the world we inhabit. He explores key elements of Heidegger's philosophy, and argues that Heidegger's central claims identify genuine demands that must be met if we are to achieve the feat of thinking determinate thoughts about the world around us.
Book Synopsis Is Truth the Primary Epistemic Goal? by : Markus Patrick Hess
Download or read book Is Truth the Primary Epistemic Goal? written by Markus Patrick Hess and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is focused on a problem that has aroused the most controversy in recent epistemological debate, which is whether the truth can or cannot be the fundamental epistemic goal. Traditional epistemology has presupposed the centrality of truth without giving a deeper analysis. To epistemic value pluralists, the claim that truth is the fundamental value seems unjustified. Their central judgement is that we can be in a situation where we do not attain truth but something else that is also epistemically valuable. In contrast, epistemic value monists are committed to the view that one can only attain something of epistemic value by attaining truth. The debate presented is instructive for understanding how the epistemic value domain is structured.
Book Synopsis The Structure of Justification by : Robert Audi
Download or read book The Structure of Justification written by Robert Audi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-10-29 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of papers transcends two of the most widely misunderstood positions in philosophy - foundationalism and coherentism.
Book Synopsis The Teacher's Encyclopaedia of the Theory, Method, Practice, History and Development of Education at Home and Abroad by : Arthur Pillans Laurie
Download or read book The Teacher's Encyclopaedia of the Theory, Method, Practice, History and Development of Education at Home and Abroad written by Arthur Pillans Laurie and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Exemplars of Truth by : Keith Lehrer
Download or read book Exemplars of Truth written by Keith Lehrer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-02 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph is both an intellectual summation as well as a philosophical advancement of key themes of the work of Keith Lehrer on several key topics--including knowledge, self-trust, autonomy, and consciousness. He here attempts to integrate these themes and develop an intellectual system that can constructively solve philosophical problems. The system is indebted to the modern work of Sellars, Quine, and Chisholm, as well as historically to Hume and Reid. At the core of this system lies Lehrer's theory of knowledge, which he previously called a coherence theory of knowledge but now calls a defensibility theory. Lehrer argues that knowledge requires the capacity to justify or defend the target claim of knowledge in terms of a background system. Defensibility is an internal capacity supplied by that system to meet objections to the claim. This theory however leaves open the problem of "experience"--noted by other philosophers--i.e. how to explain the special role of experience in a background system even granted we are fallible in describing it. Lehrer offers a solution to the problem of experience, arguing that reflection on experience converts the experience itself into an exemplar, something like a sample that becomes a vehicle or term of representation. The exemplar represents itself and extends to represent the external world. It exhibits something about evidence and truth concerning experience that, as Wittgenstein noted, cannot be fully described but can only be shown. Exemplar representation is the missing link of a background system to truth about the world.
Book Synopsis An Instinct for Truth by : Robert T. Pennock
Download or read book An Instinct for Truth written by Robert T. Pennock and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the scientific mindset—such character virtues as curiosity, veracity, attentiveness, and humility to evidence—and its importance for science, democracy, and human flourishing. Exemplary scientists have a characteristic way of viewing the world and their work: their mindset and methods all aim at discovering truths about nature. In An Instinct for Truth, Robert Pennock explores this scientific mindset and argues that what Charles Darwin called “an instinct for truth, knowledge, and discovery” has a tacit moral structure—that it is important not only for scientific excellence and integrity but also for democracy and human flourishing. In an era of “post-truth,” the scientific drive to discover empirical truths has a special value. Taking a virtue-theoretic perspective, Pennock explores curiosity, veracity, skepticism, humility to evidence, and other scientific virtues and vices. He explains that curiosity is the most distinctive element of the scientific character, by which other norms are shaped; discusses the passionate nature of scientific attentiveness; and calls for science education not only to teach scientific findings and methods but also to nurture the scientific mindset and its core values. Drawing on historical sources as well as a sociological study of more than a thousand scientists, Pennock's philosophical account is grounded in values that scientists themselves recognize they should aspire to. Pennock argues that epistemic and ethical values are normatively interconnected, and that for science and society to flourish, we need not just a philosophy of science, but a philosophy of the scientist.
Book Synopsis Practice, Judgment, and the Challenge of Moral and Political Disagreement by : Roberto Frega
Download or read book Practice, Judgment, and the Challenge of Moral and Political Disagreement written by Roberto Frega and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2012-04-05 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practice, Judgment, and the Challenge of Moral and Political Disagreement: A Pragmatist Account offers an account of moral and political disagreement, explaining its nature and showing how we should deal with it. In so doing it strikes a middle path between troublesome dualisms such as those of realism and relativism, rationality and imagination, power and justification. To do so, the book draws on the resources of the pragmatist tradition, claiming that this tradition offers solutions that have for the most part been neglected by the contemporary debate. To prove this claim, the book provides a large account of debates within this tradition and engages its best solutions with contemporary philosophical theories such as perfectionism, critical theory, moral realism, and liberalism. The question of the nature of disagreement is addressed both at the general theoretical level and more specifically with reference to moral and political forms of disagreement. At the more general level, the book proposes a theory of practical rationality based upon the notion of rationality as inquiry. At the second, more specific, level, it aims to show that this conception can solve timely problems that relates to the nature of moral and political reasoning.
Book Synopsis Truth and Speech Acts by : Dirk Greimann
Download or read book Truth and Speech Acts written by Dirk Greimann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whereas the relationship between truth and propositional content has already been intensively investigated, there are only very few studies devoted to the task of illuminating the relationship between truth and illocutionary acts. This book fills that gap. This innovative collection addresses such themes as: the relation between the concept of truth and the success conditions of assertions and kindred speech acts the linguistic devices of expressing the truth of a proposition the relation between predication and truth.
Book Synopsis Truth Matters: Theory and Practice in Psychoanalysis by : Shlomit Yadlin-Gadot
Download or read book Truth Matters: Theory and Practice in Psychoanalysis written by Shlomit Yadlin-Gadot and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-03-21 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Truth Matters: Theory and Practice in Psychoanalysis, Shlomit Yadlin-Gadot offers an original construal of subjectivity as evolving from dynamic tensions between conflicting truths that inhabit and structure the psyche. The clinical endeavour is articulated in terms of unveiling these truths and allowing the multi-faceted nature of human experience to emerge. Yadlin-Gadot's notion of truth axes combines philosophical investigation with an in-depth inquiry of psychoanalytic theory as it relates these truths to basic human needs and developmental challenges, alternating self-states and unconscious processes. Detailed clinical vignettes illustrate these insights and enrich psychoanalytic practice with innovative technique. “This is a brilliant and original work that addresses a much-neglected issue in psychoanalytic thinking, the fundamental role of truth in psychoanalytic theory and practice. The author accomplishes this goal with panache and originality, in a style of exposition that is both accessible and illuminating. This book represents a major achievement in the annals of psychoanalytic scholarship.” Michael Guy Thompson, Author of The Death of Desire (Routledge) and The Truth about Freud’s Technique (New York University Press).
Book Synopsis The Socratic Handbook by : Michael Noah Weiss
Download or read book The Socratic Handbook written by Michael Noah Weiss and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2015 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, 34 renowned philosophical practitioners from 20 different countries present a variety of dialogue methods for philosophical practice, which have never before been published in such a compact and compiled form. By having Socrates and his method of maieutics (the art of midwifery of the soul, as he called it) as one of its main sources of inspiration, the book offers different methodological approaches in order to prompt people to wonder, to reflect, to change perspective, and to think differently; in short, to make people philosophize about life and the way they live it. (Series: Report of the Global Ethic Initiative Austria / Schriftenreihe der Initiative Weltethos Osterreich - Vol. 9) [Subject: Philosophy]
Book Synopsis Practicing Catholic by : James Carroll
Download or read book Practicing Catholic written by James Carroll and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2009 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A landmark biography of American belief - and an exhilarating blueprint for the millions who value their faith over the misused authority of religious leaders Book jacket.
Book Synopsis History, Theory and Practice of Philosophy for Children by : Saeed Naji
Download or read book History, Theory and Practice of Philosophy for Children written by Saeed Naji and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-04-21 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book on Philosophy for Children (P4C) is a compilation of articles written by its founders and the movement‘s leaders worldwide. It comprises four parts: 1) history, philosophy and theoretical foundations; 2) specialized uses of philosophical dialogues; 3) theoretical concerns; and 4) the issues and challenges in the implementation of P4C worldwide. The book concludes with a notable review of the progress of P4C, the obstacles, and its international spread to over 60 countries. These penetrating insights make the book an incredibly rich resource for anyone interested in or involved with implementing a P4C programme.
Book Synopsis Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Science by : Matthew Slater
Download or read book Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Science written by Matthew Slater and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question of the proper role of metaphysics in philosophy of science is both significant and contentious. The last few decades have seen considerable engagement with philosophical projects aptly described as "the metaphysics of science:" inquiries into natural laws and properties, natural kinds, causal relations, and dispositions. At the same time, many metaphysicians have begun moving in the direction of more scientifically-informed ("scientistic" or "naturalistic") metaphysics. And yet many philosophers of science retain a deep suspicion about the significance of metaphysical investigations into science. This volume of new essays explores a broadly methodological question: what role should metaphysics play in our philosophizing about science? These new essays, written by leading philosophers of science, address this question both through ground-level investigations of particular issues in the metaphysics of science and by more general methodological inquiry.
Book Synopsis Principles and Clinical Interventions in Social Cognition by : Reddy, K. Jayasankara
Download or read book Principles and Clinical Interventions in Social Cognition written by Reddy, K. Jayasankara and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-03-27 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are a plethora of questions experts are asking surrounding the intersection of clinical intervention practices with social cognition. How do neuro-cognitive processes shape social understanding? What experimental methods illuminate social cognitive complexities? How can social cognition be applied practically in clinical contexts and psycho-social rehabilitation? How does social cognition influence decision-making and cross-cultural perspectives? To find the answers to these concerns, researchers can now look to Principles and Clinical Interventions in Social Cognition, a research book which delves into recent advances, practical applications, and future trajectories within the intricate relationship between social processes and cognitive mechanisms. It adopts a unique structure, each chapter offering a concise introduction to a specific aspect of social cognition. From foundational principles to applications in clinical interventions and individual well-being, it covers neuro-cognitive processes, experiments, and social cognition in various clinical and health conditions. The interdisciplinary nature of this book makes it an authoritative resource for professionals, researchers, and students in psychology, neuropsychology, cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, social work, sociology, management, allied health sciences, and other areas of social science.
Book Synopsis The Comic Spirit of Henry Fielding in Theory and Practice by : Ruth Christie
Download or read book The Comic Spirit of Henry Fielding in Theory and Practice written by Ruth Christie and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: