Anti-Individualism - Mind and Language, Knowledge and Justification

Klappentext Goldberg explores the nature of linguistic knowledge communication presenting a novel argument for familiar anti-individualistic views. Zusammenfassung In acknowledging an ineliminable social dimension to mind! language! and the epistemic categories of knowledge! justification! and rationality! this book develops fundamental links between externalism in the philosophy of mind and language! on the one hand! and externalism in epistemology! on the other. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; Part I. Semantic Anti-Individualism: 1. The nature of knowledge communication; 2. Public linguistic norms: the case from successful communication; 3. Public linguistic norms: the case from misunderstanding; 4. From public linguistic norms to anti-individualism regarding language of thought; Part II. Epistemic Anti-Individualism: 5. The epistemic dimension of knowledge communication: towards an anti-individualistic approach; 6. The objection from gullibility; 7. The objection from rationality; 8. Towards an 'active' epistemic anti-individualism; References; Index.

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• Authors: Sanford C. Goldberg, Sanford C. (University of Kentucky) Goldberg, Goldberg Sanford C., Goldberg Sanford C.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.09.2010
• EAN: 9780521169240
• ISBN: 978-0-521-16924-0
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosoph; Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Language, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge