Solipsism

Author : Albert A. Johnstone
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 079140787X

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Rationalized Epistemology by Albert A. Johnstone Pdf

This book examines skeptical problems originally raised by Descartes and Hume and currently discussed in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and epistemology. It answers the basic skeptical questions concerning the existence of what is now unperceived, the reality of what is perceived, and the existence of an external world. Johnstone shows how the recently proposed solutions to these skeptical problems-- pragmatic, coherentist, linguistic, and new-Kantian -- do not and cannot work, and how only a return to foundational investigation on the terrain of the radical skeptic is adequate to the task. His analyses make for a valuable summary of every significant argument brought against skepticism. In the course of his investigation, Johnstone probes a number of topical issues: knowledge, rationality, the nature of meaning, nonverbal thinking, the bodily nature of the thinking self, parasitism, the role of the tactile-kinesthetic body in feeling and belief, and the necessary role of free will in epistemology.

Author : Sami Pihlström
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350126411

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Why Solipsism Matters by Sami Pihlström Pdf

Solipsism is one of the philosophical thesis or ideas that has generally been regarded as highly implausible, or even crazy. The view that the world is “my world” in the sense that nothing exists independently of my mind, thought, and/or experience is, understandably, frowned up as a genuine philosophical position. For this reason, solipsism might be regarded as an example of a philosophical position that does not “matter” at all. It does not seem to play any role in our serious attempts to understand the world and ourselves. However, by arguing that solipsism does matter, after all, Why Solipsism Matters more generally demonstrates that philosophy, even when dealing with highly counterintuitive and “crazy” ideas, may matter in surprising, unexpected ways. It will be shown that the challenge of solipsism should make us rethink fundamental assumptions concerning subjectivity, objectivity, realism vs. idealism, relativism, as well as key topics such as ethical responsibility – that is, our ethical relations to other human beings – and death and mortality. Why Solipsism Matters is not only an historical review of the origins and development of the concept of solipsism and a exploration of some of its key philosophers (Kant and Wittgenstein to name but a few) but it develops an entirely new account of the idea. One which takes seriously the global, socially networked world in which we live in which the very real ramifications of solipsism - including narcissism - can be felt.

Author : Rae Langton
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191564260

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Sexual Solipsism by Rae Langton Pdf

Rae Langton here draws together her ground-breaking work on pornography and objectification. On pornography she argues from uncontroversial liberal premises to the controversial feminist conclusions that pornography subordinates and silences women, and that women have rights against pornography. On objectification she begins with the traditional idea that objectification involves treating a person as a thing, but then shows that it is through a kind of self-fulfilling projection of beliefs and perceptions of women as subordinate that women are made subordinate and treated as things. These controversial essays in feminist philosophy will be stimulating reading for anyone interested in the status of women in society.

Author : Safak Ural
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781622734030

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Solipsism, Physical Things and Personal Perceptual Space by Safak Ural Pdf

Solipsism indicates an epistemological position that denies the existence of ‘others’ by asserting that the ‘self’ is the only thing that can be known to exist. For sophist philosophers, the belief that “we can not know anything, and even if we do so, we cannot communicate it” is central to this theory. However, until now there has been little academic scholarship that has tried to provide answers to the pressing issues raised by solipsism. In Solipsist Ontology: Physical Things and Personal Perceptual Space, Ural aims to redefine solipsism by analyzing and elaborating on traditional philosophical problems, such as empiricism and rationalism, as well as discussing problems of language, communication, and meaning. Ural reveals where solipsism has been previously ignored, pseudo-problems have arisen that disguise the sources of the problems with prejudices that concern the philosophical problems in question. Notably, many current, as well as traditional problems of ontology, epistemology, and language are bound up in discourses of solipsism. Ural argues that discarding solipsism as a philosophical discourse hinders new interpretations of traditional philosophical thought. This book offers a fresh perspective to solipsism by defining it in relation to concepts such as ‘physical things,’ ‘personal perceptual space’ and ‘identity.’ Importantly, Ural proposes that an understanding of ‘identity’ is not necessary in order to redefine solipsism. By building a logical system that fashions communication and solipsism as interrelated, it is possible to reject ‘identity’ as a useless concept and thus overcome the classic solipsist dilemma of “we are not able to communicate.” This original piece of research is an important and timely contribution to the field of philosophy that will be of great interest to teachers, researchers, and students.

Author : Jack Dunietz
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781257096848

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Introduction to Social Solipsism by Jack Dunietz Pdf

Diary dated June 12: Prologue, through July 1: Epilogue, whose academic text (the thesis) is embodied in the footnotes.

Author : Safak Ural
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781622735624

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Solipsism, Physical Things and Personal Perceptual Space by Safak Ural Pdf

Solipsism indicates an epistemological position that denies the existence of ‘others’ by asserting that the ‘self’ is the only thing that can be known to exist. For sophist philosophers, the belief that “we can not know anything, and even if we do so, we cannot communicate it” is central to this theory. However, until now there has been little academic scholarship that has tried to provide answers to the pressing issues raised by solipsism. In Solipsist Ontology: Physical Things and Personal Perceptual Space, Ural aims to redefine solipsism by analyzing and elaborating on traditional philosophical problems, such as empiricism and rationalism, as well as discussing problems of language, communication, and meaning. Ural reveals where solipsism has been previously ignored, pseudo-problems have arisen that disguise the sources of the problems with prejudices that concern the philosophical problems in question. Notably, many current, as well as traditional problems of ontology, epistemology, and language are bound up in discourses of solipsism. Ural argues that discarding solipsism as a philosophical discourse hinders new interpretations of traditional philosophical thought. This book offers a fresh perspective to solipsism by defining it in relation to concepts such as ‘physical things,’ ‘personal perceptual space’ and ‘identity.’ Importantly, Ural proposes that an understanding of ‘identity’ is not necessary in order to redefine solipsism. By building a logical system that fashions communication and solipsism as interrelated, it is possible to reject ‘identity’ as a useless concept and thus overcome the classic solipsist dilemma of “we are not able to communicate.” This original piece of research is an important and timely contribution to the field of philosophy that will be of great interest to teachers, researchers, and students.

Author : Richard A. Watson
Publisher : St. Augustine's Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Solipsism
ISBN : 1587315890

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Solipsism by Richard A. Watson Pdf

"The specter haunting modern philosophy is not the ghost in the machine: it is solipsism."

Author : Rae Langton
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199247066

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Sexual Solipsism by Rae Langton Pdf

Rae Langton here draws together her ground-breaking and contentious work on pornography and objectification. She shows how women come to be objectified and she argues for the controversial feminist conclusions that pornography subordinates and silences women, and women have rights against pornography.

Author : Jônadas Techio
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110702880

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The Threat of Solipsism by Jônadas Techio Pdf

Much attention has been paid to Wittgenstein’s treatment of solipsism and to Cavell’s treatment of skepticism. But comparatively little has been made of the striking connections between the early Wittgenstein’s view on the truth of solipsism and Cavell’s view on the truth of skepticism, and how that relates to the claim that the later Wittgenstein sees privacy as a constant human possibility. This book offers close readings of representative writings by both authors and argues that an adequate understanding of solipsism and skepticism requires taking into account a set of underlying difficulties related to a disappointment with finitude which might ultimately lead to the threat of solipsism. That threat is further interpreted as a wish not to bear the burden of having to constantly negotiate and nurture the fragile connections with the world and others which are the conditions of possibility for finite beings to achieve meaning and community. By presenting Wittgenstein’s and Cavell’s responses in an order which reflects the chronology of their writings, the result is a cohesive articulation of some under-appreciated aspects of their philosophical methodologies which has the potential of reorienting our entire reading of their work.

Author : Henry Rollins
Publisher : 2 13 61
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1880985594

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Solipsist by Henry Rollins Pdf

Presents more than 170 prose works that depict the landscape of modern America and the walking wounded who inhabit it

Author : Clement Dore
Publisher : Springer
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1989-07-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781349200474

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God, Suffering and Solipsism by Clement Dore Pdf

Author : Erwin Fahlbusch,Geoffrey William Bromiley
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 897 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2008-02-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802824172

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The Encyclodedia of Christianity, Vol. 5 by Erwin Fahlbusch,Geoffrey William Bromiley Pdf

Written by leading scholars from around the world, the articles in this volume range from sin, Sufism and terrorism to theology in the 19th and 20th centuries, Vatican I and II and the virgin birth.

Author : Oswald Hanfling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UVA:X000327858

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Solipsism and the Self by Oswald Hanfling Pdf

Author : Peter Achilles Anton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IND:30000088627884

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Empiricism and Solipsism by Peter Achilles Anton Pdf

Author : Ronald Suter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 874 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Knowledge, Theory of
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025632758

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Solipsism as a Case Study in Philosophical Methodology by Ronald Suter Pdf