Rationality and cognition : against relativism-pragmatism / / Nenad Miščević

• Autore: Miščević Nenad
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2000; ©2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Disciplina: 149.7
• Soggetto topico: Rationalism; Cognition; Relativity
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- PREFACE -- Part One: The Cognitivist Challenge -- 1 Philosophy and Cognitive Science -- 2 Epistemology: The Classical Picture -- 3 Relativism-Pragmatism -- Part Two: Are Our Representations Truth-Tolerant? -- 4 The Idea of Truth-Intolerance -- 5 The Non-Sentential Media -- Part Three: Truth and Rationality -- 6 The Value of Truth -- 7 From Truth to Virtue -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX: THEORY AND OBSERVATION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: "In this book Nenad Miscevic defends naturalistic rationalism against recent relativist attacks. Miscevic begins with an excellent introduction to cognitive science and goes on to create a searching defence of human rationality and of a traditional role for truth in epistemology. He presents a critical scrutiny of the relativism championed by Stephen Stich and Paul Churchland and their followers, showing that it not only exaggerates the subversive impact of science, but relies on its links with naturalism for much of its credibility. His careful dissection of relativist arguments establishes the main outlines of a positive rationalistic picture that is both original and convincing."--Jacket.
• Titolo autorizzato: Rationality and cognition
• ISBN: 1-4426-5893-2; 1-4426-2099-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787491903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Toronto studies in philosophy.