Austere realism [[electronic resource] ] : contextual semantics meets minimal ontology / / Terry Horgan and Matjaž Potrč
| Austere realism [[electronic resource] ] : contextual semantics meets minimal ontology / / Terry Horgan and Matjaž Potrč |
| Autore | Horgan Terry <1948-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (231 p.) |
| Disciplina | 149/.2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PotrčMatjaž |
| Collana | Representation and mind |
| Soggetto topico |
Ontology
Realism Semantics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-10015-7
9786612100154 0-262-27568-6 1-4356-4784-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Simple Realism: The Naive Approach to Truth and Ontology; 2 Problems for Simple Realism; 3 Contextual Semantics: Truth as Indirect Correspondence; 4 Austere Realism: Overcoming Simple Realism's Problems; 5 The Ascendance of the Austere: Further Arguments for Austere Realism; 6 Objections to Austere Realism; 7 Betting on the Blobject: The Choice among Austere Ontologies; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452190603321 |
Horgan Terry <1948->
|
||
| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Austere realism : contextual semantics meets minimal ontology / / Terry Horgan and Matjaž Potrč
| Austere realism : contextual semantics meets minimal ontology / / Terry Horgan and Matjaž Potrč |
| Autore | Horgan Terry <1948-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (231 p.) |
| Disciplina | 149/.2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PotrčMatjaž |
| Collana | Representation and mind |
| Soggetto topico |
Ontology
Realism Semantics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
PHILOSOPHY/General
LINGUISTICS & LANGUAGE/General |
| ISBN |
1-282-10015-7
9786612100154 0-262-27568-6 1-4356-4784-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Simple Realism: The Naive Approach to Truth and Ontology; 2 Problems for Simple Realism; 3 Contextual Semantics: Truth as Indirect Correspondence; 4 Austere Realism: Overcoming Simple Realism's Problems; 5 The Ascendance of the Austere: Further Arguments for Austere Realism; 6 Objections to Austere Realism; 7 Betting on the Blobject: The Choice among Austere Ontologies; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778336403321 |
Horgan Terry <1948->
|
||
| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Critical realism : essential readings / / edited by Margaret Archer. [et al.]
| Critical realism : essential readings / / edited by Margaret Archer. [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (785 p.) |
| Disciplina | 149/.2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ArcherMargaret Scotford |
| Collana | Critical realism--interventions |
| Soggetto topico | Critical realism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-415-19631-0
1-136-28725-6 1-138-13040-0 1-315-00859-9 1-136-28718-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Transcendental realism and science -- pt. 2. Critical naturalism and social science -- pt. 3. The theory of explanatory critiques -- pt. 4. Dialectic and dialectical critical realism. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452654003321 |
| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Critical realism : essential readings / / edited by Margaret Archer. [et al.]
| Critical realism : essential readings / / edited by Margaret Archer. [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (785 p.) |
| Disciplina | 149/.2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ArcherMargaret Scotford |
| Collana | Critical realism--interventions |
| Soggetto topico | Critical realism |
| ISBN |
0-415-19631-0
1-136-28725-6 1-138-13040-0 1-315-00859-9 1-136-28718-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Transcendental realism and science -- pt. 2. Critical naturalism and social science -- pt. 3. The theory of explanatory critiques -- pt. 4. Dialectic and dialectical critical realism. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779751103321 |
| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Critical realism : essential readings / / edited by Margaret Archer. [et al.]
| Critical realism : essential readings / / edited by Margaret Archer. [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (785 p.) |
| Disciplina | 149/.2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ArcherMargaret S (Margaret Scotford) |
| Collana | Critical realism--interventions |
| Soggetto topico | Critical realism |
| ISBN |
0-415-19631-0
1-136-28725-6 1-138-13040-0 1-315-00859-9 1-136-28718-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Transcendental realism and science -- pt. 2. Critical naturalism and social science -- pt. 3. The theory of explanatory critiques -- pt. 4. Dialectic and dialectical critical realism. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910959158103321 |
| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Critical realism, post-positivism and the possibility of knowledge / / Ruth Groff
| Critical realism, post-positivism and the possibility of knowledge / / Ruth Groff |
| Autore | Groff Ruth <1963-, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (161 p.) |
| Disciplina | 149/.2 |
| Collana | Routledge studies in critical realism |
| Soggetto topico |
Relativity
Causation Critical realism Knowledge, Theory of Truth Positivism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-134-31294-6
1-280-07585-6 0-203-41727-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Critical Realism, Post-positivism and the Possibility of Knowledge; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: relativism, anti-realism and causality; 2 On the necessity of necessary connections: critical realism and Kant's transcendental idealism; 3 Natural kinds: critical realism and Putnam's internal realism; 4 Alethic truth; 5 Recovering Aristotle: realism about causality and the social sciences; 6 Conclusion: critical realism and the post-positivist quagmire; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450345603321 |
Groff Ruth <1963-, >
|
||
| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Critical realism, post-positivism and the possibility of knowledge / / Ruth Groff
| Critical realism, post-positivism and the possibility of knowledge / / Ruth Groff |
| Autore | Groff Ruth <1963-, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (161 p.) |
| Disciplina | 149/.2 |
| Collana | Routledge studies in critical realism |
| Soggetto topico |
Relativity
Causation Critical realism Knowledge, Theory of Truth Positivism |
| ISBN |
1-134-31293-8
1-134-31294-6 1-280-07585-6 0-203-41727-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Critical Realism, Post-positivism and the Possibility of Knowledge; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: relativism, anti-realism and causality; 2 On the necessity of necessary connections: critical realism and Kant's transcendental idealism; 3 Natural kinds: critical realism and Putnam's internal realism; 4 Alethic truth; 5 Recovering Aristotle: realism about causality and the social sciences; 6 Conclusion: critical realism and the post-positivist quagmire; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783618103321 |
Groff Ruth <1963-, >
|
||
| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Critical realism, post-positivism, and the possibility of knowledge / / Ruth Groff
| Critical realism, post-positivism, and the possibility of knowledge / / Ruth Groff |
| Autore | Groff Ruth <1963-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (161 p.) |
| Disciplina | 149/.2 |
| Collana | Routledge studies in critical realism |
| Soggetto topico |
Relativity
Causation Critical realism Knowledge, Theory of Truth Positivism |
| ISBN |
1-134-31293-8
1-134-31294-6 1-280-07585-6 0-203-41727-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Critical Realism, Post-positivism and the Possibility of Knowledge; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: relativism, anti-realism and causality; 2 On the necessity of necessary connections: critical realism and Kant's transcendental idealism; 3 Natural kinds: critical realism and Putnam's internal realism; 4 Alethic truth; 5 Recovering Aristotle: realism about causality and the social sciences; 6 Conclusion: critical realism and the post-positivist quagmire; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910963117603321 |
Groff Ruth <1963->
|
||
| London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Critical scientific realism / / Ilkka Niiniluoto
| Critical scientific realism / / Ilkka Niiniluoto |
| Autore | Niiniluoto Ilkka |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiv, 341 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 149/.2 |
| Collana | Clarendon library of logic and philosophy |
| Soggetto topico |
Realism
Science - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
0191519405
9780191519406 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- 1. The Varieties of Realism -- 1.1 The problems of realism -- 1.2 Science and other belief systems -- 1.3 Critical scientific realism and its rivals -- 1.4 Realism and the method of philosophy -- 2. Realism in Ontology -- 2.1 Materialism, dualism, and idealism -- 2.2 Popper's three worlds -- 2.3 Existence, mind-independence, and reality -- 2.4 The world and its furniture -- 2.5 Arguments for ontological realism -- 3. Realism in Semantics -- 3.1 Language as representation -- 3.2 Logical, analytic, and factual truth -- 3.3 How semantics is effable: model theory -- 3.4 Truth as correspondence: Tarski's definition -- 3.5 Truthlikeness -- 4. Realism in Epistemology -- 4.1 Certainty, scepticism, and fallibilism -- 4.2 Knowledge of the external world -- 4.3 Kant's 'Copernican revolution' -- 4.4 Critical epistemological realism -- 4.5 Epistemic probability and verisimilitude -- 4.6 Epistemic theories of truth -- 5. Realism in Theory Construction -- 5.1 Descriptivism, instrumentalism, and realism -- 5.2 Meaning variance, reference, and theoretical terms -- 5.3 Laws, truthlikeness, and idealization -- 5.4 Examples of the realism debate -- 6. Realism in Methodology -- 6.1 Measuring the success of science -- 6.2 Axiology and methodological rules -- 6.3 Theory-choice, underdetermination, and simplicity -- 6.4 From empirical success to truthlikeness -- 6.5 Explaining the success of science -- 6.6 Rationality and progress in science -- 7. Internal Realism -- 7.1 Ways of worldmaking -- 7.2 Putnam on internal realism -- 7.3 World-versions and identified objects -- 8. Relativism -- 8.1 Varieties of relativism -- 8.2 Moral relativism -- 8.3 Cognitive relativism -- 8.4 Feminist philosophy of science -- 9. Social Constructivism -- 9.1 The Edinburgh programme: strong or wrong? -- 9.2 Finitism -- 9.3 Life in laboratory.
10. Realism, Science, and Society -- 10.1 Social reasons for realism and anti-realism -- 10.2 Science as a cultural value -- 10.3 Science in a free society -- References -- Index of Names -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Index of Subjects -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910958079803321 |
Niiniluoto Ilkka
|
||
| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Defending realism : ontological and epistemological investigations / / edited by Guido Bonino, Greg Jesson, and Javier Cumpa
| Defending realism : ontological and epistemological investigations / / edited by Guido Bonino, Greg Jesson, and Javier Cumpa |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (444 p.) |
| Disciplina | 149/.2 |
| Collana | Eide |
| Soggetto topico | Realism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-61451-665-0
1-61451-930-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Two Arguments against Antirealism in Relation to Artefact Kinds / Carrara, Massimiliano / Gaio, Silvia / Soavi, Marzia -- Realism, Tense, and Context Sensitivity / Dolev, Yuval -- Proof of the Existence of Universals -from a Fallibilist / Johansson, Ingvar -- Methodological Cartesianism / Landini, Gregory -- The Transparency Objection against Modal Anti-Realism and the Paradox of Conceivability / Morato, Vittorio -- Temporal Realism and the R-Theory / Oaklander, L. Nathan -- Was Frege a Realist? And, if so, in What Sense? / Wilson, Fred -- Is Exemplification Absurd? A Note on Lowe's Criticism / Cumpa, Javier -- Why Realism Needs Ontology / Gadenne, Volker -- The Impossibility of Philosophical Skepticism / Jesson, Greg -- Metaphysical Realism and Castañeda's Minimal Transcendental Realism / Orilia, Francesco -- Realism and Intentionality / Tegtmeier, Erwin -- Defending Deployment Realism against Alleged Counter examples / Alai, Mario -- Fiction in Science? Exploring the Reality of Theoretical Entities / Barwich, Ann-Sophie -- Does Bell's Theorem Imply Metaphysical Realism? / Bombardi, Ron -- Semantic Antirealism: Last Gasp / Vision, Gerald -- The Reality of Linguistic Norms or Linguistic Rules Rule / Weiss, Bernhard -- On Russell's Robust Sense of Reality / Bonino, Guido -- Austrian Logical Realism? Brentano on States of Affairs / Fréchette, Guillaume -- Realism versus Idealism in the Nature-Nurture Dispute / Jacquette, Dale -- What Does Realism Entail for the Humanist? / Verstegen, IAN |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464464403321 |
| Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2014] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||