Hilary Putnam’s Philosophical Naturalism

Making Philosophy Matter for Life

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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Hilary Putnam’s Philosophical Naturalism: Making Philosophy Matter for Life emphasizes both the nature of Hilary Putnam’s link to the Neopositivist tradition and his progressive critical departure from it. Massimo Dell’Utri argues that one of the main senses of this departure resides in implicitly revealing that there is no opposition between philosophy concerned with hard technical questions and philosophy concerned with "how to live." It is this innovative combination that made Putnam offer what is widely regarded as the most sensible interpretation of philosophical naturalism ever articulated. From the latter comes a multilevel image of reality, the realization of which required a lifelong reflection not only on science and its importance, but also on mathematics, knowledge, mind, truth, religion, morality, and more. This variegated reflection provides insight into how, despite shifts in opinion, Putnam’s thought reveals strong continuities and a systematic backbone issues of central philosophical importance.

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Utgivningsdatum:2024-04-15
Mått:158 x 236 x 21 mm
Vikt:535 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:276
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781666912319

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Massimo Dell'Utri is professor of philosophy of language in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Sassari.

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Unlike other books dedicated to Putnam, Massimo Dell’Utri’s Hilary Putnam’s Philosophical Naturalism covers all six decades of Hilary Putnam’s philosophical career with great clarity, following a common theme: Putnam’s unwavering attempt to shape a balanced view that does justice to both the extraordinary results of contemporary natural sciences and the enduring heritage of the humanistic view of the world.

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Chronology of Life and WorkIntroductionChapter One: Necessary and A Priori: A RevisitationChapter Two: The Nature of Mathematics Chapter Three: What Is the Human MindChapter Four: The Causal Conception of Meaning Chapter Five: The Philosophy of Science Chapter Six: The Faces of Realism and TruthChapter Seven: Natural RealismChapter Eight: Moral Philosophy and Philosophy of ReligionChapter Nine: Learning from PragmatismEpilogue: The End of a JourneyBibliographyAbout the Author