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From Logic to Art
Nelson Goodman (1906-1998) was one of the outstanding thinkers of the 20th century. In a memorial note, Hilary Putnam considers him to be "one of the two or three greatest analytic philosophers of the post-World War II period". Goodman has left his mark in many fields of philosophical investigation: Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Logic, Metaphysics, the General Theory of Symbols, Philosophy of Language and Philosophy of Art, all have been challenged and enriched by the problems he has shown up, the projects he developed from them and the solutions he has suggested. In August 2006 a couple of Goodman aficionados met in Munich to celebrate the Centennial. The proceedings of the ensuing international conference are documented in this volume. The contributions attest the fact that Goodman's thinking still holds many treasures.
From Logic to Art
Nelson Goodman (1906-1998) was one of the outstanding thinkers of the 20th century. In a memorial note, Hilary Putnam considers him to be one of the two or three greatest analytic philosophers of the post-World War II period. Goodman has left his mark in many fields of philosophical investigation: Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Logic, Metaphysics, the General Theory of Symbols, Philosophy of Languageand Philosophy of Art, all have been challenged and enriched by the problems he has shown up, the projects he developed from them and the solutions he has suggested. In August 2006 a couple of Goodman aficionados met in Munich to celebrate the Centennial. The proceedings of the ensuing international conference are documented in this volume. The contributions attest the fact that Goodmans thinking still holds many treasures.
ROSEMARIE RHEINWALD
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Debating Dispositions
Ordinary language and scientific discourse are filled with linguistic expressions for dispositional properties such as "soluble," "elastic," "reliable," and "humorous." We characterize objects in all domains - physical objects as well as human persons - with the help of dispositional expressions. Hence, the concept of a disposition has historically and systematically played a central role in different areas of philosophy ranging from metaphysics to ethics. The contributions of this volume analyze the ancient foundations of the discussion about disposition, examine the problem of disposition within the context of the foundation of modern science, and analyze this dispute up to the 20th century. Furthermore, articles explore the contemporary theories of dispositions.
From Logic to Art
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Angewandte Philosophie. Eine internationale Zeitschrift / Applied Philosophy. An International Journal
Angewandte Philosophie / Applied Philosophy ist ein Forum für die philosophische Analyse und Kommentierung öffentlich relevanter Themen. Dass die Wissenschaften zu den treibenden Kräften der Aufklärung gehören, ist bekannt. Aufgeklärte Praxis ist deshalb auf wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse angewiesen. Die BeiträgerInnen gehen dem Verhältnis von Wissenschaft und Aufklärung anhand von Fallstudien zu gegenwärtigen Herausforderungen nach wie Kernspaltung, Informationstechnologie, Krankheitsbegriff, Todesfeststellung und Klimawandel. It is well known that the sciences are among the driving forces of the enlightenment. Enlightened praxis therefore depends on scientific findings. The contributors focus on the relationship of science and enlightenment with case studies on current issues such as nuclear fission, information technology, the concept of disease, methods of determining death, and climate change.
Angewandte Philosophie. Eine internationale Zeitschrift / Applied Philosophy. An International Journal
Wie steht es heute mit der Aufklärung? Wo hinkt sie immer noch ihren eigenen Idealen hinterher? In welchen Bereichen gibt es alte oder neue Aufklärungsdefizite? Können wir im 21. Jahrhundert an die Aufklärungsprogramme der sokratischen und der neuzeitlichen Aufklärung anschließen oder müssen diese angesichts tiefgreifender technischer, ökonomischer und politischer Veränderungen (Globalisierung, deregulierter Kapitalismus, moderne Informationsgesellschaft, neue Formen von Gewalt, Krieg und Terror, und vieles mehr) revidiert oder jedenfalls angepasst werden? Diesen Fragen widmet sich die aktuelle Ausgabe von »Angewandte Philosohie«. How relevant is the Enlightenment in our day and a...
Explanation in the Special Sciences
Biology and history are often viewed as closely related disciplines, with biology informed by history, especially in its task of charting our evolutionary past. Maximizing the opportunities for cross-fertilization in these two fields requires an accurate reckoning of their commonalities and differences—precisely what this volume sets out to achieve. Specially commissioned essays by a team of recognized international researchers cover the full panoply of topics in these fields and include notable contributions on the correlativity of evolutionary and historical explanations, applying to history the latest causal-mechanical approach in the philosophy of biology, and the question of generaliz...
What Images Do
When images look like something they do so because they are different from what they resemble. This difference is not sufficiently captured by the traditional theories of representation and mimesis, and yet it is the condition for any such theory. Various contemporary image theorists have pointed out that Plato already understood that images are not what they look like. Images have their own existence which cannot be identified with a concept, but should be examined in terms of actions. This book comprises fifteen articles that investigate what images do, particularly in relation to the disciplines of architecture, design and visual arts. It claims that it is the differentiating power of images-their actions-which constitutes their capacity to look like something they are not, as well as create something that does not yet exist. What Images Do addresses the crucial role that images might play in producing and investigating what we have not yet seen or understood in and of reality.
Reflecting Davidson
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