Relativism and Reality: A Contemporary IntroductionPsychology Press, 1999 - Всего страниц: 192 Our thoughts about the world are clearly influenced by such things as point of view, temperament, past experience and culture. However, some thinkers go much further and argue that everything that exists depends on us, arguing that 'even reality is relative'. Can we accept such a claim in the face of events such as floods and other natural disasters or events seemingly beyond our control? 'Realists' argue that reality is independent of out thinking. 'Relativists' disagree, arguing that what there is depends on our point of view. Which is right? |
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Truth | 13 |
Relative to | 35 |
Wittgenstein | 56 |
V | 74 |
Languagegames v realism | 90 |
Foundations for knowledge? | 109 |
Truth conditions understanding and mathematical truth | 119 |
Dummettian antirealism | 120 |
Different descriptions of a single reality? | 146 |
Does realism require a single true theory of the world? | 149 |
Scientific theory and reality | 153 |
Possible relations between theories Reduction and strict implication | 156 |
Does science establish what is real? | 160 |
a theoretically | 161 |
b nontheoretically | 163 |
A strong realism 1 The main apparently relativizing ideas | 167 |
The case for Dummettian antirealism | 122 |
Possible realist replies | 124 |
Dummettian antirealism and theory | 128 |
Antirealist truth and reality | 131 |
Rortys postmodern pragmatism 1 Rortys pragmatism | 134 |
Does the world have an intrinsic nature? | 135 |
Does realism imply a Gods Eye View? | 139 |
Realists can keep out of the cosmic porridge | 142 |
Whats so special about science? | 143 |
Science and the world of everyday life | 144 |
The idea that science devalues the world of everyday life | 145 |
To call a posit a posit is not to patronize it | 169 |
Realism and conceptual autonomy | 172 |
Philosophical behaviourism | 175 |
No reduction and no unity | 176 |
Factstating and other languagegames | 177 |
Conclusion | 179 |
Glossary | 181 |
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