1st Edition
The Epistemological Skyhook Determinism, Naturalism, and Self-Defeat
By Jim Slagle
Copyright 2016
266 Pages
by
Routledge
266 Pages
by
Routledge
266 Pages
by
Routledge
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Throughout philosophical history, there has been a recurring argument to the effect that determinism, naturalism, or both are self-referentially incoherent. By accepting determinism or naturalism, one allegedly acquires a reason to reject determinism or naturalism. The Epistemological Skyhook brings together, for the first time, the principal expressions of this argument, focusing primarily on... Read more
1. Introduction to the Skyhook
2. Defining Terms
3. Paradox Lost
4. Eliminationist Rhetoric (or, Truth Takes the Hindmost)
5. Mental Problems
6. Knowledge and Normativity
7. Language Games
8. Popper Function
9. Being Thomas Nagel
10. Epistemology Supernaturalized
11. Leftovers
12. Object Lessons
13. An A Priori Teleological Argument
Conclusion
Biography
Jim Slagle is Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Portland and George Fox University in Oregon. He has published articles in several journals, including Philosophia and Logique et Analyse.
