A study in the philosophy of science, proposing a strong form of the doctrine of scientific realism' and developing its implications for issues in the philosophy of mind.
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'This is a very ambitious book. Beginning with the premise of scientific realism (explained clearly in the first six pages), Churchland aims at little less than a 'transvaluation of all values'. If some of Churchland's more glowing descriptions sound rather like The Tao of Science, that is probably all to the good; the consequences drawn are important, vivid, and much better calculated to give life to the philosophical issues than aridly abstract discussions ... I recommend the reading of this book to scientific realists and to diehard empiricists alike.' Bas C. Van Fraassen, The Canadian Journal of Philosophy
'I heartily recommend [Churchland's] book to all who are interested in the philosophy of mind.' J. J. C. Smart, The Australasian Journal of Philosophy
'Once in a great while a book appears that makes us want to stand up and cheer. Churchland has written just such a book ... The most delightful and intriguing sections of the book are those in which Churchland shows how we might expand our perceptual and introspective consciousness, and come to see the physical world and ourselves through the categories provided by science.' Stephen P. Stitch, Ethics
'I heartily recommend [Churchland's] book to all who are interested in the philosophy of mind.' J. J. C. Smart, The Australasian Journal of Philosophy
'Once in a great while a book appears that makes us want to stand up and cheer. Churchland has written just such a book ... The most delightful and intriguing sections of the book are those in which Churchland shows how we might expand our perceptual and introspective consciousness, and come to see the physical world and ourselves through the categories provided by science.' Stephen P. Stitch, Ethics
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A study in the philosophy of science, proposing a strong form of the doctrine of `scientific realism' and developing its implications for issues in the philosophy of mind.
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The common opinion concerning scientific knowledge and theoretical understanding - of molecules, of stars, of nuclei and electro-magnetic waves - is that it is of a kind very different from our knowledge of apples, and tables, and kitchen pots and sand. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sentential parameters, conceptual exploitation, common observation terms, rational intellectual development, equipotent image, semantic importance, objective intentionality, introspective judgements, objective intentionalities, intensional structure, classical gas law, epistemic engine, systemic importance, epistemic alternatives, observation predicates, normative epistemology, conceptual apprehension, ideal reduction, intertheoretic reduction, observation judgements, observation sentences, perceptual judgements, caloric fluid, analytic sentences, modern physical theory Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Hilary Putnam, Philosophy of Science, Paul Feyerabend, Minnesota Studies, Journal of Philosophy, Twin Earth New!
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The common opinion concerning scientific knowledge and theoretical understanding - of molecules, of stars, of nuclei and electro-magnetic waves - is that it is of a kind very different from our knowledge of apples, and tables, and kitchen pots and sand. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sentential parameters, conceptual exploitation, common observation terms, rational intellectual development, equipotent image, semantic importance, objective intentionality, introspective judgements, objective intentionalities, intensional structure, classical gas law, epistemic engine, systemic importance, epistemic alternatives, observation predicates, normative epistemology, conceptual apprehension, ideal reduction, intertheoretic reduction, observation judgements, observation sentences, perceptual judgements, caloric fluid, analytic sentences, modern physical theory Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Hilary Putnam, Philosophy of Science, Paul Feyerabend, Minnesota Studies, Journal of Philosophy, Twin Earth New!
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- Philosophy of Karl Popper (Library of Living Philosophers) by Paul Arthur Schilpp on 4 pages
- Word and Object (Studies in Communication) by Willard Van Orman Quine on page 63, page 64, and Back Matter
- Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind by Wilfrid Sellars on page 3, page 91, and Back Matter
- The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn on page 84, page 123, and Back Matter
- Criticism and the Growth of Knowledge: Proceedings of the International Colloquium in the Philosophy of Science, London, 1965, Vol. 4 by Imre Lakatos on page 3, page 150, and Back Matter
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- Matter and Consciousness: A Contemporary Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind by Paul M. Churchland on 5 pages
- Philosophy of Psychology: Contemporary Readings by Jose Bermudez on 4 pages
- The Representational Theory of Mind: An Introduction by Kim Sterelny on 4 pages
- Evidence and Inquiry: Towards Reconstruction in Epistemology by Susan Haack in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Images of Science: Essays on Realism and Empiricism (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series) by Paul M. Churchland on page 47, page 97, and page 305
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