Toward a Contextual Realism

Esteemed philosopher Jocelyn Benoist argues for a renewed realism that takes seriously the context in which intention occurs. ¿What there is¿¿the traditional subject of metaphysics¿can be determined only in context, Benoist contends, carving out a new path that rejects acontextual ontologies and approaches to the mind.

About the author

Jocelyn Benoist is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and author of Concepts, Les limites de l’intentionalité (The Bounds of Intentionality), and Le bruit du sensible (The Noise of Sensible Things). He is a recipient of the Gay-Lussac Humboldt Prize.

Summary

Esteemed philosopher Jocelyn Benoist argues for a renewed realism that takes seriously the context in which intention occurs. “What there is”—the traditional subject of metaphysics—can be determined only in context, Benoist contends, carving out a new path that rejects acontextual ontologies and approaches to the mind.

Product details

• Authors: Jocelyn Benoist, Benoist Jocelyn
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9780674248489
• ISBN: 978-0-674-24848-9
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, PHILOSOPHY / Language, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Popular philosophy, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology