Methods and Skills for Philosophy An Advanced Guide
A comprehensive and accessible introduction to philosophical methods. It is a must-read for advanced undergraduate or postgraduate students of philosophy, and also suitable for those studying postgraduate philosophy who have a background in other academic disciplines.
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY
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2025
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| Ausgabe: | 1st ed. |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | A comprehensive and accessible introduction to philosophical methods. It is a must-read for advanced undergraduate or postgraduate students of philosophy, and also suitable for those studying postgraduate philosophy who have a background in other academic disciplines. Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Doing Philosophy -- 1.0. Introduction -- 1.1. Reading Philosophy -- 1.2. Talking Philosophy -- 1.3. Writing Philosophy -- 1.4. The Aim of Philosophy -- 1.5. Conclusion -- 2. Reasoning and Evidence -- 2.0. Introduction -- 2.1. The Varieties of Reasoning -- 2.2. Assumptions, Suppositions and Assertions -- 2.3. Flaws and Fallacies -- 2.4. Argumentative Circularity -- 2.5. Conclusion -- 3. Conceptual Analysis -- 3.0. Introduction -- 3.1. Concepts -- 3.2. Definitions and Counterexamples -- 3.3 The Paradox of Analysis -- 3.4. Common Sense versus Theoretical Explication -- 3.5. Conclusion -- 4. Analyticity, A Priority and Necessity -- 4.0 .Introduction -- 4.1. The Analytic/Synthetic Distinction -- 4.2. Knowledge from the Armchair -- 4.3. Modalities I: De Re and De Dicto -- 4.4. Modalities II: Deontic, Epistemic and Metaphysical -- 4.5. Conclusion -- 5. Explanation, Function, Reduction and Causation -- 5.0. Introduction -- 5.1. Explanation and Reasoning -- 5.2. From Function to Functionalism -- 5.3. Supervenience and Reduction -- 5.4. Two Views of Causation -- 5.5. Conclusion -- 6. Philosophical Strategies and Tactics -- 6.0. Introduction -- 6.1. The Dialectics of Argumentation -- 6.2. Argumentative Heuristics -- 6.3. Conceptual Engineering -- 6.4. The Method of Reflective Equilibrium -- 6.5. Conclusion -- 7. Rational Intuitions and Naturalising Philosophy -- 7.0. Introduction -- 7.1. Thought Experiments -- 7.2. Experimental Philosophy -- 7.3. Biases and the Dual-System Theory of Cognition -- 7.4. Philosophy and Science -- 7.5. Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Beschreibung: | xv, 229 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9781138818514 9781138818521 |