Natural philosophy : from social brains to knowledge, reality, morality, and beauty /

Philosophy is the attempt to answer general questions about the nature of knowledge, reality, and values. Natural philosophy draws heavily on the sciences and finds no room for supernatural entities such as souls, gods, and possible worlds. Paul Thagard develops interconnected theories of knowledge,...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Thagard, Paul
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Zusammenfassung:
Philosophy is the attempt to answer general questions about the nature of knowledge, reality, and values. Natural philosophy draws heavily on the sciences and finds no room for supernatural entities such as souls, gods, and possible worlds. Paul Thagard develops interconnected theories of knowledge, reality, morality, justice, meaning, and the arts. He uses new theories of brain mechanisms and social interactions to forge original accounts of the traditional branches of philosophy, including epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics. Rather than reducing the humanities to the sciences, this text displays fertile interconnections that show that philosophical questions and artistic practices can be much better understood by considering how human brains operate and interact in social contexts.
Umfang:
1 online resource (361 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Previously issued in print: 2019.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-068644-8
0-19-068645-6
0-19-068643-X
Schlagworte:
Philosophy of mind.
Cognitive science.
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