Overview
- Spans a wide range of subjects, including the philosophy of human knowledge, the role of knowledge in religion, causality and the philosophy of mind
- Discusses issues in philosophical logic, including a new counter-example to Modus Ponens
- Includes responses to key essays by prominent contemporary philosophers including Roderick Chisholm, Ted Sider and Tomis Kapitan
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Logic, Argumentation & Reasoning (LARI, volume 6)
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Philosophical Logic
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Front Matter
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Keywords
- Analytic/Synthetic
- Generalization Argument Defended
- Kant's Analytic/Synthetic Distinction
- Logical Form
- Modus Ponens
- On Epistemic Preferability
- Ontological Argument
- Ontological Parasites
- Purely Psychological
- Scales of Epistemic Appraisal
- The Logic of `Unless'
- The Testability of the Identity Theory
- Theism, Necessity and Invalidity
- What is Knowing?
- identity theory
- role of logical arguments
About this book
This collection of essays explores the philosophy of human knowledge from a multitude of perspectives, with a particular emphasis upon the justification component of the classical analysis of knowledge and with an excursion along the way to explore the role of knowledge in Texas Hold ‘Em poker.
An important theme of the collection is the role of knowledge in religion, including a detailed argument for agnosticism. A number of the essays touch upon issues in philosophical logic, among them a fascinating new counter-example to Modus Ponens. The collection is rounded out with essays on causality and the philosophy of mind.
The author’s perspective on the philosophy of human knowledge is fresh and challenging, as evidenced by essays entitled “On Epistemic Preferability;” “On Being Unjustified;” “The Logic of ‘Unless’” and “Is ‘This sentence is true.’ True?”
An interesting feature of The Logic of Philosophy: Pesky Essays is the inclusion of responses to several of its key essays, contributed by such prominent contemporary philosophers as Roderick Chisholm, Ted Sider and Tomas Kapitan.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pesky Essays on the Logic of Philosophy
Authors: Kenneth G. Lucey
Series Title: Logic, Argumentation & Reasoning
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08063-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-08062-8Published: 04 December 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37532-8Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-08063-5Published: 23 November 2014
Series ISSN: 2214-9120
Series E-ISSN: 2214-9139
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 240
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations
Topics: Logic, Ontology, Philosophy of Religion