Speculative evaluations :: essays on a pluralistic universe /
This book evaluates competing theories on speculative topics, such as nature, technology, space, time, and the relation of mind and matter. The general thesis is the actuality of principles in the form of laws, norms and other general principles in a plastic world, tying together the actualization o...
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| Language: | English |
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Rodopi,
2012.
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| Series: | Value inquiry book series ;
v. 243. Value inquiry book series. Studies in pragmatism and values. |
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| Summary: | This book evaluates competing theories on speculative topics, such as nature, technology, space, time, and the relation of mind and matter. The general thesis is the actuality of principles in the form of laws, norms and other general principles in a plastic world, tying together the actualization of "oughts" and other principles. The result is a pluralistic universe, endorsing the pragmatic view of the world. The book examines nature, being, reality and other traditional issues in this light, critically evaluating many historical approaches. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (329 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789401207614 9401207615 |
| ISSN: | 0929-8436 ; |
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| 505 | 8 | |a 1. Matter and Mind2. Nature Viewed as Mechanical; 3. Physicalism; THREE Being, Techne and Change; 1. Being, Becoming, and Change; 2. Reality as Indeterminate; 3. The Moral Task; FOUR Critical Evaluation of Facts; 1. Introduction; 2. The Identification of Facts with What "Is"; 3. The Identification of Facts with Knowledge; 4. The Fact-Value Distinction; FIVE The Problem with "Brain"; 1. The "Mind-Brain Identity" View; 2. Descartes; 3. Dimensionality; 4. Mind and Culture; 5. Mental Causation; 6. Conclusion; SIX Principles: The Principle of Principles; 1. What are Principles? | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 2. The Actuality of PrinciplesA. Principles are Presumed in Philosophy; B. Principles are Presumed in Science and Prediction; C. Modes; D. Justification of the Principle of Principles; 3. The Actuality of Principles Show Why Ontology is Inadequate; A. Onto-logy: The Ontic and the Normative; B. Origins; C. Nominalism; D. Kinds: Pluralism; SEVEN Space and the Void; 1. The Distinction of Perception and Space; A. Perception; B. Dimensionality; 2. Space and the Void: Qualities of the Void; 3. The Expansion of the Universe as Evidence for the Void; EIGHT Is Time Multidimensional? | |
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| contents | Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; ONE Does Nature Exist? Toward a Critique of Nature and Naturalism; 1. Nature as Singular; 2. Nature as the Whole; 3. Nature as Distinct; A. Nature and Convention; B. Natural and Artificial; C. Nature as Essence; D. Nature as Lawlike; E. Nature as Motion or Change; F. Nature as Cause; G. Nature as Force; H. Nature as Environment; I. Nature as Mathematical; J. Nature as Mind; K. Nature as Species, Individuals; L. Nature as Historical; 4. Theoretical and Practical Consequences; TWO Mystical Materialism. 1. Matter and Mind2. Nature Viewed as Mechanical; 3. Physicalism; THREE Being, Techne and Change; 1. Being, Becoming, and Change; 2. Reality as Indeterminate; 3. The Moral Task; FOUR Critical Evaluation of Facts; 1. Introduction; 2. The Identification of Facts with What "Is"; 3. The Identification of Facts with Knowledge; 4. The Fact-Value Distinction; FIVE The Problem with "Brain"; 1. The "Mind-Brain Identity" View; 2. Descartes; 3. Dimensionality; 4. Mind and Culture; 5. Mental Causation; 6. Conclusion; SIX Principles: The Principle of Principles; 1. What are Principles? 2. The Actuality of PrinciplesA. Principles are Presumed in Philosophy; B. Principles are Presumed in Science and Prediction; C. Modes; D. Justification of the Principle of Principles; 3. The Actuality of Principles Show Why Ontology is Inadequate; A. Onto-logy: The Ontic and the Normative; B. Origins; C. Nominalism; D. Kinds: Pluralism; SEVEN Space and the Void; 1. The Distinction of Perception and Space; A. Perception; B. Dimensionality; 2. Space and the Void: Qualities of the Void; 3. The Expansion of the Universe as Evidence for the Void; EIGHT Is Time Multidimensional? 1. The Metaphysics of TimeA. Fixed Relations in Time; B. Time and Space; C. The Actuality of Time; D. Time and Motion; E. Events; F. The Subjectivity of Time; 2. Future to Past: the Flow of Time. The Past as "Gone"; 3. Past to Future: Determination and Prediction; 4. Two Contrary Directions: Different Dimensions?; 5. Time As a Measure of Changes, Not a Force: Does Multidimensionality Meet this Test?; 6. Conclusions; Conclusion; 1. The Normative Dimension of the World; 2. Perspective; A. Valence; B. Force; 3. Epochs: Hierarchical Evaluations of Chance; 4. Cosmic Balance; Notes; Bibliography. |
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| spelling | McDonald, H. P. (Hugh P.) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjvFQ9fkVc4wFJ8wmR7XMP http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96091496 Speculative evaluations : essays on a pluralistic universe / Hugh P. McDonald. Amsterdam : Rodopi, 2012. 1 online resource (329 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Value inquiry book series, 0929-8436 ; v. 243 Studies in pragmatism and values, SPV Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. This book evaluates competing theories on speculative topics, such as nature, technology, space, time, and the relation of mind and matter. The general thesis is the actuality of principles in the form of laws, norms and other general principles in a plastic world, tying together the actualization of "oughts" and other principles. The result is a pluralistic universe, endorsing the pragmatic view of the world. The book examines nature, being, reality and other traditional issues in this light, critically evaluating many historical approaches. Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; ONE Does Nature Exist? Toward a Critique of Nature and Naturalism; 1. Nature as Singular; 2. Nature as the Whole; 3. Nature as Distinct; A. Nature and Convention; B. Natural and Artificial; C. Nature as Essence; D. Nature as Lawlike; E. Nature as Motion or Change; F. Nature as Cause; G. Nature as Force; H. Nature as Environment; I. Nature as Mathematical; J. Nature as Mind; K. Nature as Species, Individuals; L. Nature as Historical; 4. Theoretical and Practical Consequences; TWO Mystical Materialism. 1. Matter and Mind2. Nature Viewed as Mechanical; 3. Physicalism; THREE Being, Techne and Change; 1. Being, Becoming, and Change; 2. Reality as Indeterminate; 3. The Moral Task; FOUR Critical Evaluation of Facts; 1. Introduction; 2. The Identification of Facts with What "Is"; 3. The Identification of Facts with Knowledge; 4. The Fact-Value Distinction; FIVE The Problem with "Brain"; 1. The "Mind-Brain Identity" View; 2. Descartes; 3. Dimensionality; 4. Mind and Culture; 5. Mental Causation; 6. Conclusion; SIX Principles: The Principle of Principles; 1. What are Principles? 2. The Actuality of PrinciplesA. Principles are Presumed in Philosophy; B. Principles are Presumed in Science and Prediction; C. Modes; D. Justification of the Principle of Principles; 3. The Actuality of Principles Show Why Ontology is Inadequate; A. Onto-logy: The Ontic and the Normative; B. Origins; C. Nominalism; D. Kinds: Pluralism; SEVEN Space and the Void; 1. The Distinction of Perception and Space; A. Perception; B. Dimensionality; 2. Space and the Void: Qualities of the Void; 3. The Expansion of the Universe as Evidence for the Void; EIGHT Is Time Multidimensional? 1. The Metaphysics of TimeA. Fixed Relations in Time; B. Time and Space; C. The Actuality of Time; D. Time and Motion; E. Events; F. The Subjectivity of Time; 2. Future to Past: the Flow of Time. The Past as "Gone"; 3. Past to Future: Determination and Prediction; 4. Two Contrary Directions: Different Dimensions?; 5. Time As a Measure of Changes, Not a Force: Does Multidimensionality Meet this Test?; 6. Conclusions; Conclusion; 1. The Normative Dimension of the World; 2. Perspective; A. Valence; B. Force; 3. Epochs: Hierarchical Evaluations of Chance; 4. Cosmic Balance; Notes; Bibliography. Philosophy, Modern. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85100960 Pragmatism. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85106059 Pragmatisme. pragmatism. aat PHILOSOPHY Movements Humanism. bisacsh Philosophy, Modern fast Pragmatism fast has work: Speculative evaluations (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCG7QDDXdfFdbftf4bWjhDy https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: McDonald, H.P. (Hugh P.). Speculative evaluations. Amsterdam : Rodopi, 2012 9789042034846 (OCoLC)784561905 Value inquiry book series ; v. 243. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no95022170 Value inquiry book series. Studies in pragmatism and values. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2002042200 |
| spellingShingle | McDonald, H. P. (Hugh P.) Speculative evaluations : essays on a pluralistic universe / Value inquiry book series ; Value inquiry book series. Studies in pragmatism and values. Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; ONE Does Nature Exist? Toward a Critique of Nature and Naturalism; 1. Nature as Singular; 2. Nature as the Whole; 3. Nature as Distinct; A. Nature and Convention; B. Natural and Artificial; C. Nature as Essence; D. Nature as Lawlike; E. Nature as Motion or Change; F. Nature as Cause; G. Nature as Force; H. Nature as Environment; I. Nature as Mathematical; J. Nature as Mind; K. Nature as Species, Individuals; L. Nature as Historical; 4. Theoretical and Practical Consequences; TWO Mystical Materialism. 1. Matter and Mind2. Nature Viewed as Mechanical; 3. Physicalism; THREE Being, Techne and Change; 1. Being, Becoming, and Change; 2. Reality as Indeterminate; 3. The Moral Task; FOUR Critical Evaluation of Facts; 1. Introduction; 2. The Identification of Facts with What "Is"; 3. The Identification of Facts with Knowledge; 4. The Fact-Value Distinction; FIVE The Problem with "Brain"; 1. The "Mind-Brain Identity" View; 2. Descartes; 3. Dimensionality; 4. Mind and Culture; 5. Mental Causation; 6. Conclusion; SIX Principles: The Principle of Principles; 1. What are Principles? 2. The Actuality of PrinciplesA. Principles are Presumed in Philosophy; B. Principles are Presumed in Science and Prediction; C. Modes; D. Justification of the Principle of Principles; 3. The Actuality of Principles Show Why Ontology is Inadequate; A. Onto-logy: The Ontic and the Normative; B. Origins; C. Nominalism; D. Kinds: Pluralism; SEVEN Space and the Void; 1. The Distinction of Perception and Space; A. Perception; B. Dimensionality; 2. Space and the Void: Qualities of the Void; 3. The Expansion of the Universe as Evidence for the Void; EIGHT Is Time Multidimensional? 1. The Metaphysics of TimeA. Fixed Relations in Time; B. Time and Space; C. The Actuality of Time; D. Time and Motion; E. Events; F. The Subjectivity of Time; 2. Future to Past: the Flow of Time. The Past as "Gone"; 3. Past to Future: Determination and Prediction; 4. Two Contrary Directions: Different Dimensions?; 5. Time As a Measure of Changes, Not a Force: Does Multidimensionality Meet this Test?; 6. Conclusions; Conclusion; 1. The Normative Dimension of the World; 2. Perspective; A. Valence; B. Force; 3. Epochs: Hierarchical Evaluations of Chance; 4. Cosmic Balance; Notes; Bibliography. Philosophy, Modern. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85100960 Pragmatism. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85106059 Pragmatisme. pragmatism. aat PHILOSOPHY Movements Humanism. bisacsh Philosophy, Modern fast Pragmatism fast |
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