Realism Regained - An Exact Theory of Causation, Teleology, and the Mind

Zusatztext The book is worth reading and discussing. Klappentext In this wide-ranging philosophical work! Koons takes on two powerful dogmas--anti-realism and materialism. In doing so! Koons develops an elegant metaphysical system that accounts for such phenomena as information! mental representation! our knowledge of logic! mathematics and science! the structure of spacetime! the identity of physical objects! and the objectivity of values and moral norms. Zusammenfassung In this wide-ranging philosophical work, Koons takes on two powerful dogmas: anti-realism and materialism. In doing so, Koons develops an efficient metaphysical system that accounts for such phenomena as information, mental representation, our knowledge of logic, mathematics and science, the structure of spacetime, the identity of physical objects, and the objectivity of values and moral norms.

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• Authors: Robert Koons, Robert (Associate Professor of Philosophy Koons, Robert C. Koons
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.12.2000
• EAN: 9780195135671
• ISBN: 978-0-19-513567-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, Ethics & moral philosophy, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Ethics and moral philosophy