Subjectivity, Realism, and Postmodernism: The Recovery of the World in Recent PhilosophyThis unusually accessible account of recent Anglo-American philosophy focuses on how that philosophy has challenged deeply held notions of subjectivity, mind, and language. The book is designed on a broad canvas in which recent arguments are placed in a historical context (in particular they are related to medieval philosophy and German idealism). The author then explores such topics as mental content, moral realism, realism and antirealism, and the character of subjectivity. Much of the book is devoted to an investigation of Donald Davidson's philosophy, and there is also a sustained critique of the position of Richard Rorty. A final chapter defends the realist position against objections from postmodern thought. As a rigorous and historically sensitive account of recent philosophy, this book should enjoy a wide readership among philosophers of many different persuasions, literary theorists, and social scientists who have been influenced by postmodern thought. |
Other editions - View all
Subjectivity, Realism, and Postmodernism: The Recovery of the World in ... Frank B. Farrell No preview available - 1994 |
Common terms and phrases
accept activity antirealist appear argument Aristotelian articulations assign basis behavior beliefs causal character claim conception count cultural Davidson Davidsonian demiurgic Derrida determinacy determinate developed discourse disenchantment of subjectivity divine Donald Davidson earlier empiricism empiricist entities epistemic Ernest LePore ethical external externalist give God's Hegel human Ibid individual inner intentional internal interpreter intrinsic issue John McDowell Kantian kind language linguistic logical matter meaning mental metaphysical mind modern moral Moral Realism natural notion objects one's ontological ontological commitments ourselves patterns perhaps philosophy picture position postmodern practices projectivist psychological Putnam qualia radical rational realist reality realm reference reifications relation role Rorty Rorty's says scheme seems self-relating semantic sense sensitive sentences skeptic sort speaker stance statements structure suppose teleology theological theory things thinkers thought thought experiment tion true truth Twin Earth understanding universe utterances vocabulary