Second Philosophy: A Naturalistic Method
Second Philosophy: A Naturalistic Method
Oxford University Press, USA | ISBN: 0199273669 | 2007-05-31 | PDF | 368 pages | 2 Mb
Many philosophers these days consider themselves naturalists, but it’s doubtful any two of them intend the same position by the term. In Second Philosophy, Penelope Maddy describes and practices a particularly austere form of naturalism called “Second Philosophy”. Without a definitive
criterion for what counts as “science” and what doesn’t, Second Philosophy can’t be specified directly (”trust only the methods of science” for example), so Maddy proceeds instead by illustrating the behaviors of an idealized inquirer she calls the “Second Philosopher”. mhis Second Philosopher
begins from perceptual common sense experimentation, theory formation and testing, working all the while to asses, correct and improve her methods as she goes. Second Philosophy is then the result of the Second Philosopher’s investigations.
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on November 18th, 2009 at 7:49 am
Its a nice up, I heard of it recently from my professor was looking on the shelves but couldn’t find it… Thanks guys…