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The environment [[electronic resource] ] : philosophy, science, and ethics / / edited by William P. Kabasenche, Michael O'Rourke, and Matthew H. Slater
| The environment [[electronic resource] ] : philosophy, science, and ethics / / edited by William P. Kabasenche, Michael O'Rourke, and Matthew H. Slater |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KabasencheWilliam P. <1972->
O'RourkeMichael <1963-> SlaterMatthew H. <1977-> |
| Collana | Topics in contemporary philosophy |
| Soggetto topico |
Philosophy of nature
Nature Ecology - Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-49892-7
9786613594150 0-262-30177-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Topics in Contemporary Philosophy; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 The Environment: How to Understand It and What to Do about It; 2 The Concept of the Environment in Evolutionary Theory; 3 What If Ecological Communities Are Not Wholes?; 4 The Environment, from a Behavioral Perspective; 5 Systems Theory and the New Ecophilosophy; 6 Situated Adaptationism; 7 Thinking Ecologically: The Legacy of Rachel Carson; 8 Climate, Consensus, and Contrarians; 9 Nature as the School of the Moral World: Kant on Taking an Interest in Natural Beauty; 10 Precaution Has Its Reasons
11 Add to Cart? Environmental "Amenities" and Cost-Benefit Analysis12 Can We-and Should We-Make Reparation to "Nature"?; 13 Getting the Bad Out: Remediation Technologies and Respect for Others; 14 Emissions, Economics, and Equity: Problems with Nuclear Solutions to Climate Change; 15 On the Need for Front-Line Climate Ethics; Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452066003321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The environment : philosophy, science, and ethics / / edited by William P. Kabasenche, Michael O'Rourke, and Matthew H. Slater
| The environment : philosophy, science, and ethics / / edited by William P. Kabasenche, Michael O'Rourke, and Matthew H. Slater |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KabasencheWilliam P. <1972->
O'RourkeMichael <1963-> SlaterMatthew H. <1977-> |
| Collana | Topics in contemporary philosophy |
| Soggetto topico |
Philosophy of nature
Nature Ecology - Philosophy |
| Soggetto non controllato |
PHILOSOPHY/General
ENVIRONMENT/General |
| ISBN |
0-262-30102-4
1-280-49892-7 9786613594150 0-262-30177-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Topics in Contemporary Philosophy; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 The Environment: How to Understand It and What to Do about It; 2 The Concept of the Environment in Evolutionary Theory; 3 What If Ecological Communities Are Not Wholes?; 4 The Environment, from a Behavioral Perspective; 5 Systems Theory and the New Ecophilosophy; 6 Situated Adaptationism; 7 Thinking Ecologically: The Legacy of Rachel Carson; 8 Climate, Consensus, and Contrarians; 9 Nature as the School of the Moral World: Kant on Taking an Interest in Natural Beauty; 10 Precaution Has Its Reasons
11 Add to Cart? Environmental "Amenities" and Cost-Benefit Analysis12 Can We-and Should We-Make Reparation to "Nature"?; 13 Getting the Bad Out: Remediation Technologies and Respect for Others; 14 Emissions, Economics, and Equity: Problems with Nuclear Solutions to Climate Change; 15 On the Need for Front-Line Climate Ethics; Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779170203321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The environment : philosophy, science, and ethics / / edited by William P. Kabasenche, Michael O'Rourke, and Matthew H. Slater
| The environment : philosophy, science, and ethics / / edited by William P. Kabasenche, Michael O'Rourke, and Matthew H. Slater |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KabasencheWilliam P. <1972->
O'RourkeMichael <1963-> SlaterMatthew H. <1977-> |
| Collana | Topics in contemporary philosophy |
| Soggetto topico |
Philosophy of nature
Nature Ecology - Philosophy |
| Soggetto non controllato |
PHILOSOPHY/General
ENVIRONMENT/General |
| ISBN |
0-262-30102-4
1-280-49892-7 9786613594150 0-262-30177-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Topics in Contemporary Philosophy; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 The Environment: How to Understand It and What to Do about It; 2 The Concept of the Environment in Evolutionary Theory; 3 What If Ecological Communities Are Not Wholes?; 4 The Environment, from a Behavioral Perspective; 5 Systems Theory and the New Ecophilosophy; 6 Situated Adaptationism; 7 Thinking Ecologically: The Legacy of Rachel Carson; 8 Climate, Consensus, and Contrarians; 9 Nature as the School of the Moral World: Kant on Taking an Interest in Natural Beauty; 10 Precaution Has Its Reasons
11 Add to Cart? Environmental "Amenities" and Cost-Benefit Analysis12 Can We-and Should We-Make Reparation to "Nature"?; 13 Getting the Bad Out: Remediation Technologies and Respect for Others; 14 Emissions, Economics, and Equity: Problems with Nuclear Solutions to Climate Change; 15 On the Need for Front-Line Climate Ethics; Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808077503321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Reference and referring / / edited by William P. Kabasenche, Michael O'Rourke, and Matthew H. Slater
| Reference and referring / / edited by William P. Kabasenche, Michael O'Rourke, and Matthew H. Slater |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (431 p.) |
| Disciplina | 121/.68 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KabasencheWilliam P. <1972->
O'RourkeMichael <1963-> SlaterMatthew H. <1977-> |
| Collana | Topics in contemporary philosophy |
| Soggetto topico | Reference (Philosophy) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
PHILOSOPHY/General
LINGUISTICS & LANGUAGE/General |
| ISBN |
0-262-30511-9
1-283-95314-5 0-262-30603-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Reference and Referring ; Introduction; The Content Approach; Semantics, Metasemantics, and the Metaphysics of Content; Reference and the Content Approach; The Fregean Version of the Content Approach; Direct Reference Challenges to the Fregean Approach; Challenges for Direct Reference; The Mechanism of Reference; The Role of a Theory of Reference; The Semantics of Other Kinds of Referring Expressions; Notes; References; 2 Descriptivism and the Representation of Spatial Location; 1 The Background; 2 The Reference Argument; 3 The Reidentification Argument
4 Concluding RemarksAcknowledgments; Notes; References; 3 Empirical Data and the Theory of Reference; 1 Experimental Philosophy and Experimental Semantics; 2 Cross-Culturalism; 3 The First Test; 4 New Experiments and New Arguments; 5 The Input of Semantic Theorizing; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 4 Two Versions of Millianism; From Semantic Content to Assertive Content; An Assumption about Relational Quantification; A Semantic Difference That Might Make an Empirical Difference; The Contents of Discourses; Two Further Difficulties; Coordination and the Metaphysics of Propositions Appendix: Can Ambiguity Save Semantic Relationism?Notes; References; 5 Semantic Stipulation and Knowledge De Re; 1 Introduction; 2 The Puzzle; 3 What the Puzzle Is a Puzzle About; 4 Replies; 5 Two New Proposals; 6 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 6 Hob, Nob, and Mythical Witches; 1 The Metaphysics of Mythical Witches; 2 Ambiguities and Geach's Sentence; 3 Salmon's Analysis of Geach's Sentence; 4 The Content Objection to Salmon's Theory; 5 A Salmonian Pragmatics; 6 A Modified Salmonian Pragmatic Theory; 7 Do Hob and Nob Think about Some Entity? 8 An Alternative Explanation of Geachian IntuitionsAppendix; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 7 From Having in Mind to Direct Reference; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 8 Necessity in Reference; 1 Kaplan's Question; 2 The Nature of Tokens; 3 The Nature of Referential Intentions; 4 Putting It All Together; 5 Concluding Complications; Appendix; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 9 Has the Theory of Reference Rested on a Mistake?; 1 Preliminaries; 2 Characterizing the Descriptivist Picture; 3 Characterizing the Historical Chain Picture; 4 Consumers Have No Determination; Acknowledgments NotesReferences; 10 Referring to What Is and to What Isn't; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 11 Reference and Jazz Combo Theories of Meaning; 1 Preliminaries; 2 Jazz Combo Theory and the Priority of the Sentence; 3 The Cause- Norm Gap; 4 Jazz Combo Theories and the Social-Dialectical Nature of Objectivity; 5 Wherein Is the Sentence Prior to the Constituent?; 6 Conclusion; Notes; References; 12 Quantification and Conversation; 1 Introduction; 2 The Intuitive Evidence Favors Generalism; 3 The Context-Shifting Reply; 4 The Binding Argument; 5 The Availability Hypothesis; 6 The Scope Principle Acknowledgments |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786172503321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Reference and referring / / edited by William P. Kabasenche, Michael O'Rourke, and Matthew H. Slater
| Reference and referring / / edited by William P. Kabasenche, Michael O'Rourke, and Matthew H. Slater |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (431 p.) |
| Disciplina | 121/.68 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KabasencheWilliam P. <1972->
O'RourkeMichael <1963-> SlaterMatthew H. <1977-> |
| Collana | Topics in contemporary philosophy |
| Soggetto topico | Reference (Philosophy) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
PHILOSOPHY/General
LINGUISTICS & LANGUAGE/General |
| ISBN |
0-262-30511-9
1-283-95314-5 0-262-30603-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Reference and Referring ; Introduction; The Content Approach; Semantics, Metasemantics, and the Metaphysics of Content; Reference and the Content Approach; The Fregean Version of the Content Approach; Direct Reference Challenges to the Fregean Approach; Challenges for Direct Reference; The Mechanism of Reference; The Role of a Theory of Reference; The Semantics of Other Kinds of Referring Expressions; Notes; References; 2 Descriptivism and the Representation of Spatial Location; 1 The Background; 2 The Reference Argument; 3 The Reidentification Argument
4 Concluding RemarksAcknowledgments; Notes; References; 3 Empirical Data and the Theory of Reference; 1 Experimental Philosophy and Experimental Semantics; 2 Cross-Culturalism; 3 The First Test; 4 New Experiments and New Arguments; 5 The Input of Semantic Theorizing; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 4 Two Versions of Millianism; From Semantic Content to Assertive Content; An Assumption about Relational Quantification; A Semantic Difference That Might Make an Empirical Difference; The Contents of Discourses; Two Further Difficulties; Coordination and the Metaphysics of Propositions Appendix: Can Ambiguity Save Semantic Relationism?Notes; References; 5 Semantic Stipulation and Knowledge De Re; 1 Introduction; 2 The Puzzle; 3 What the Puzzle Is a Puzzle About; 4 Replies; 5 Two New Proposals; 6 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 6 Hob, Nob, and Mythical Witches; 1 The Metaphysics of Mythical Witches; 2 Ambiguities and Geach's Sentence; 3 Salmon's Analysis of Geach's Sentence; 4 The Content Objection to Salmon's Theory; 5 A Salmonian Pragmatics; 6 A Modified Salmonian Pragmatic Theory; 7 Do Hob and Nob Think about Some Entity? 8 An Alternative Explanation of Geachian IntuitionsAppendix; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 7 From Having in Mind to Direct Reference; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 8 Necessity in Reference; 1 Kaplan's Question; 2 The Nature of Tokens; 3 The Nature of Referential Intentions; 4 Putting It All Together; 5 Concluding Complications; Appendix; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 9 Has the Theory of Reference Rested on a Mistake?; 1 Preliminaries; 2 Characterizing the Descriptivist Picture; 3 Characterizing the Historical Chain Picture; 4 Consumers Have No Determination; Acknowledgments NotesReferences; 10 Referring to What Is and to What Isn't; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 11 Reference and Jazz Combo Theories of Meaning; 1 Preliminaries; 2 Jazz Combo Theory and the Priority of the Sentence; 3 The Cause- Norm Gap; 4 Jazz Combo Theories and the Social-Dialectical Nature of Objectivity; 5 Wherein Is the Sentence Prior to the Constituent?; 6 Conclusion; Notes; References; 12 Quantification and Conversation; 1 Introduction; 2 The Intuitive Evidence Favors Generalism; 3 The Context-Shifting Reply; 4 The Binding Argument; 5 The Availability Hypothesis; 6 The Scope Principle Acknowledgments |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817543903321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Reference and referring [[electronic resource] /] / edited by William P. Kabasenche, Michael O'Rourke, and Matthew H. Slater
| Reference and referring [[electronic resource] /] / edited by William P. Kabasenche, Michael O'Rourke, and Matthew H. Slater |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (431 p.) |
| Disciplina | 121/.68 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KabasencheWilliam P. <1972->
O'RourkeMichael <1963-> SlaterMatthew H. <1977-> |
| Collana | Topics in contemporary philosophy |
| Soggetto topico |
Reference (Philosophy)
Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-262-30511-9
1-283-95314-5 0-262-30603-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Reference and Referring ; Introduction; The Content Approach; Semantics, Metasemantics, and the Metaphysics of Content; Reference and the Content Approach; The Fregean Version of the Content Approach; Direct Reference Challenges to the Fregean Approach; Challenges for Direct Reference; The Mechanism of Reference; The Role of a Theory of Reference; The Semantics of Other Kinds of Referring Expressions; Notes; References; 2 Descriptivism and the Representation of Spatial Location; 1 The Background; 2 The Reference Argument; 3 The Reidentification Argument
4 Concluding RemarksAcknowledgments; Notes; References; 3 Empirical Data and the Theory of Reference; 1 Experimental Philosophy and Experimental Semantics; 2 Cross-Culturalism; 3 The First Test; 4 New Experiments and New Arguments; 5 The Input of Semantic Theorizing; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 4 Two Versions of Millianism; From Semantic Content to Assertive Content; An Assumption about Relational Quantification; A Semantic Difference That Might Make an Empirical Difference; The Contents of Discourses; Two Further Difficulties; Coordination and the Metaphysics of Propositions Appendix: Can Ambiguity Save Semantic Relationism?Notes; References; 5 Semantic Stipulation and Knowledge De Re; 1 Introduction; 2 The Puzzle; 3 What the Puzzle Is a Puzzle About; 4 Replies; 5 Two New Proposals; 6 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 6 Hob, Nob, and Mythical Witches; 1 The Metaphysics of Mythical Witches; 2 Ambiguities and Geach's Sentence; 3 Salmon's Analysis of Geach's Sentence; 4 The Content Objection to Salmon's Theory; 5 A Salmonian Pragmatics; 6 A Modified Salmonian Pragmatic Theory; 7 Do Hob and Nob Think about Some Entity? 8 An Alternative Explanation of Geachian IntuitionsAppendix; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 7 From Having in Mind to Direct Reference; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 8 Necessity in Reference; 1 Kaplan's Question; 2 The Nature of Tokens; 3 The Nature of Referential Intentions; 4 Putting It All Together; 5 Concluding Complications; Appendix; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 9 Has the Theory of Reference Rested on a Mistake?; 1 Preliminaries; 2 Characterizing the Descriptivist Picture; 3 Characterizing the Historical Chain Picture; 4 Consumers Have No Determination; Acknowledgments NotesReferences; 10 Referring to What Is and to What Isn't; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 11 Reference and Jazz Combo Theories of Meaning; 1 Preliminaries; 2 Jazz Combo Theory and the Priority of the Sentence; 3 The Cause- Norm Gap; 4 Jazz Combo Theories and the Social-Dialectical Nature of Objectivity; 5 Wherein Is the Sentence Prior to the Constituent?; 6 Conclusion; Notes; References; 12 Quantification and Conversation; 1 Introduction; 2 The Intuitive Evidence Favors Generalism; 3 The Context-Shifting Reply; 4 The Binding Argument; 5 The Availability Hypothesis; 6 The Scope Principle Acknowledgments |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462791403321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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