Empiricism, Perceptual Knowledge, Normativity, and Realism

. Ed(s): DeVries, Willem A.

ISBN 10: 0199573301 / ISBN 13: 9780199573301

Published by Oxford University Press, 2010

About this Item

Leading philosophers from both sides of the Atlantic present essays on Wilfrid Sellars's Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind, one of the crowning achievements of 20th-century analytic philosophy. They discuss empiricism, perception, epistemology, realism, and normativity, showing how vibrant Sellarsian philosophy remains in the 21st century. Editor(s): DeVries, Willem A. Series: Mind Association Occasional Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPK; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518. . 2009. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Empiricism, Perceptual Knowledge, Normativity, and Realism
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199573301
• ISBN 13: 9780199573301
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The ten essays in this collection were written to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the lectures which became Wilfrid Sellars's Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind, one of the crowning achievements of 20th-century analytic philosophy. Both appreciative and critical of Sellars's accomplishment, they engage with his treatment of crucial issues in metaphysics and epistemology. The topics include the standing of empiricism, Sellars's complex treatment of perception, his dissatisfaction with both foundationalist and coherentist epistemologies, his commitment to realism, and the status of the normative (the "logical space of reasons" and the "manifest image"). The volume shows how vibrant Sellarsian philosophy remains in the 21st century.

About the Author

Willem deVries is Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Hampshire. He was a student of Wilfrid Sellars' and has published extensively on his work.