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Why Solipsism Matters

Sami Pihlström
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Author : Sami Pihlström
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 241 pages
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Release : 2020-05-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350126411

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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.

Solipsist

Henry Rollins
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Author : Henry Rollins
Publisher : 2 13 61
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1880985594

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

Dream, Death, and the Self

J. J. Valberg
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Author : J. J. Valberg
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 524 pages
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Release : 2007-04-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0691128596

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Solipsism, Physical Things and Personal Perceptual Space

Safak Ural
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Author : Safak Ural
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 348 pages
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Release : 2019-09-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781622735624

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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.

The Threat of Solipsism

Jônadas Techio
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Author : Jônadas Techio
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110702859

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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.

Rationalized Epistemology

Albert A. Johnstone
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Author : Albert A. Johnstone
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1991-10-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781438407999

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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.

How and Why

Michael Trimble
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Author : Michael Trimble
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 278 pages
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Release : 2000-08-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781477172674

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What does it take to be considered 'real'? A physical presence that can be discerned by touch, taste, sound, sight or smell? Are socially important concepts such as justice or morality 'unreal' because they lack the physical traits that would enable us to touch, taste, hear, see or smell them? Are the distinctions many or us draw between non-fiction and fiction reflective of the manner in which we could confidently sort the 'real' from the 'unreal'? Is the apparent capacity of literature, philosophy and theology to influence our behavior as human beings a recurring instance of the allegedly 'unreal' guiding the 'real'? If I am prepared to acknowledge that ideas possess an apparent capacity to influence my own behavior, the viability of seperating the 'real' from the 'unreal' based upon physically extended properties is brought into question. If I dismiss this traditional method for assaying the presence of reality, what am I left with? A reality shared by rocks and emotions, objects of aesthetic expression that range from Michelangelo's "David" to Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes, all of which I knowingly encounter and to each of which I respond in one way or another. Does this behavioral acknowledgment on my part play a role in making each of these entities real? Does my behavior have a role to play in the creation of reality? "How and Why; a layman's look at causation and reality", is a description of how reality is populated and why that population comes about. It is based upon a causal foundation that is characterized by uncertainty. It offers an explanatory paradigm in which novelty and creativity have indispensable roles to play, a paradigm of causal association that can be used to explain but not determine the behavior with which it is affiliated. To be considered 'real', one must possess and exercise the capacity 'to cause', which enables one to substantiate both the 'how' and the 'why' of one's existence as an expression of that singular capacity,

Rationalized Epistemology

Albert A. Johnstone
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Author : Albert A. Johnstone
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 49,5 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.

Quantum Nonlocality and Reality

Mary Bell,Shan Gao
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Author : Mary Bell,Shan Gao
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 459 pages
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Release : 2016-09-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107104341

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A collaboration between distinguished physicists and philosophers of physics, this important anthology surveys the deep implications of Bell's nonlocality theorem.

Empiricism and Experience

Anil Gupta
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Author : Anil Gupta
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2006-08-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0195345924

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This book offers a novel account of the relationship of experience to knowledge. The account builds on the intuitive idea that our ordinary perceptual judgments are not autonomous, that an interdependence obtains between our view of the world and our perceptual judgments. Anil Gupta shows in this important study that this interdependence is the key to a satisfactory account of experience. He uses tools from logic and the philosophy of language to argue that his account of experience makes available an attractive and feasible empiricism.

Identity and Modality

Fraser MacBride
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Author : Fraser MacBride
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006-07-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191536588

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The papers in this volume address fundamental, and interrelated, philosophical issues concerning modality and identity, issues that have not only been pivotal to the development of analytic philosophy in the twentieth century, but remain a key focus of metaphysical debate in the twenty-first. How are we to understand the concepts of necessity and possibility? Is chance a basic ingredient of reality? How are we to make sense of claims about personal identity? Do numbers require distinctive identity criteria? Does the capacity to identify an object presuppose an ability to bring it under a sortal concept? Rather than presenting a single, partisan perspective, Identity and Modality enriches our understanding of identity and modality by bringing together papers written by leading researchers working in metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of science, and the philosophy of mathematics. The resulting variety of perspectives correspondingly reflects both the breadth and depth of contemporary theorizing about identity and modality, each paper addressing a particular issue and advancing our knowledge of the area. This volume will provide essential reading for graduate students in the subject and professional philosophers.

(Over)Interpreting Wittgenstein

A. Biletzki
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Author : A. Biletzki
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789400708228

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(Over)Interpreting Wittgenstein by A. Biletzki Pdf

This book tells the story of Wittgenstein interpretation during the past eighty years. It provides different interpretations, chronologies, developments, and controversies. It aims to discover the motives and motivations behind the philosophical community's project of interpreting Wittgenstein. It will prove valuable to philosophers, scholars, interpreters, students, and specialists, in both analytic and continental philosophy.

The Metaphysics of Knowledge

Keith Hossack
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Author : Keith Hossack
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199206728

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Keith Hossack presents an original approach to philosophy founded on the thesis that knowledge is an absolutely fundamental relation. He takes knowledge as the key to understanding a wide range of issues in metaphysics, philosophical logic, and philosophy of mind and language.

Analytical Solipsism

William Lewis Todd
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Author : William Lewis Todd
Publisher : Springer
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401188296

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Philosophers usually have been anxious to avoid solipsism. A large number of good and great philosophers have tried to refute it. Of course, these philosophers have not always had the same target in mind and, like everything else, solipsism over the centuries has become increasingly elusive and subtle. In this book I undertake to state the position in its most modern and what I take to be its most plausible form. At some points in the history of philosophy the solipsist has been one who denied the existence of everything except himself or even the existence of everything except his own present sensations. At other times, the solipsist instead of doubting these things has merely insisted that there could be no good reason for believing in the existence of anything beyond one's own present sensations. Roughly, this doubt is aimed at reasons rather than at things. A solipsist of this sort appears in Santayana's Scepticism and Animal Faith.

Insight and Illusion

Peter Hacker
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Author : Peter Hacker
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781785276859

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Insight and Illusion by Peter Hacker Pdf

Peter Hacker’s Insight and Illusion is a thoroughly comprehensive examination of the evolution of Wittgenstein’s thought from the Tractatus to his later ‘mature’ phase. This is a reprint of the revised and corrected 1989 edition, with a new foreword by Constantine Sandis. Hacker’s book is now widely regarded as the best single volume study covering both the ‘early’ and the ‘later’ Wittgenstein. Until this third edition, the book had been out of print for 25 years.