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World Without Design: The Ontological Consequences of Naturalism
Michael C. Rea
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hardcover. Philosophical naturalism, according to which philosophy is continuous with the natural sciences, has dominated the Western academy for well over a century; but the author claims that it is without rational foundation, and that the costs of embracing it are surprisingly high. Num Pages: 256 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Philosophical naturalism, according to which philosophy is continuous with the natural sciences, has dominated the Western academy for well over a century; but Michael Rea claims that it is without rational foundation, and that the costs of embracing it are surprisingly high. The first part of World Without Design aims to provide a fair and historically informed characterization of naturalism. Rea then argues compellingly to the surprising conclusion that naturalists are committed to rejecting realism about material objects, materialism, and perhaps realism about other minds. This conclusion is striking, largely because naturalism is often simply identified with materialism, and ... Read more
Philosophical naturalism, according to which philosophy is continuous with the natural sciences, has dominated the Western academy for well over a century; but Michael Rea claims that it is without rational foundation, and that the costs of embracing it are surprisingly high. The first part of World Without Design aims to provide a fair and historically informed characterization of naturalism. Rea then argues compellingly to the surprising conclusion that naturalists are committed to rejecting realism about material objects, materialism, and perhaps realism about other minds. This conclusion is striking, largely because naturalism is often simply identified with materialism, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199247608
SKU
KSG0034395
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About Michael C. Rea
Michael C. Rea is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame.
Reviews for World Without Design: The Ontological Consequences of Naturalism
... wide-ranging ... however we react to Rea's arguments, they do us the service of forcing us to reflect anew on the epistemology of metaphysics.
Australasian Journal of Philosophy
The first part of Rea's book is an informed and useful history of naturalism as a philosophical movement ... full of interesting points.
Times Literary Supplement
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Australasian Journal of Philosophy
The first part of Rea's book is an informed and useful history of naturalism as a philosophical movement ... full of interesting points.
Times Literary Supplement
... ... Read more