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The central question in this book is why it seems reasonable for the words of our language to divide up the world in ordinary ways rather than other imaginable ways. Hirsch calls this the… More...
The central question in this book is why it seems reasonable for the words of our language to divide up the world in ordinary ways rather than other imaginable ways. Hirsch calls this the division problem. His book aims to bring this problem into sharp focus, to distinguish it from variousrelated problems, and to consider the best prospects for solving it. In exploring various possible responses to the division problem, Hirsch examines series of ""division principles"" which purport to express rational constraints on how our words ought to classify and individuate. The ensuingdiscussion deals with a wide range of metaphysical and epistemological topics, including projectibility and similarity, alternative analyses of natural properties and things, the inscrutability of reference, and the relevance of such pragmatic notions as salience and economy. The final chapters ofthe book develop what Hirsch contends is the most promising response to the division problem: a theory in which constraints on classification and individuation are seen to derive from the necessary structure of ""fine-grained"" propositions and the necessary dependence of some concepts onothers. | Dividing Reality by Eli Hirsch Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > Philosophy > Epistemology P10105, Eli Hirsch<
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The central question in this book is why it seems reasonable for the words of our language to divide up the world in ordinary ways rather than other imaginable ways. Hirsch calls this th… More...
The central question in this book is why it seems reasonable for the words of our language to divide up the world in ordinary ways rather than other imaginable ways. Hirsch calls this the division problem. His book aims to bring this problem into sharp focus, to distinguish it from variousrelated problems, and to consider the best prospects for solving it. In exploring various possible responses to the division problem, Hirsch examines series of "division principles" which purport to express rational constraints on how our words ought to classify and individuate. The ensuingdiscussion deals with a wide range of metaphysical and epistemological topics, including projectibility and similarity, alternative analyses of natural properties and things, the inscrutability of reference, and the relevance of such pragmatic notions as salience and economy. The final chapters ofthe book develop what Hirsch contends is the most promising response to the division problem: a theory in which constraints on classification and individuation are seen to derive from the necessary structure of "fine-grained" propositions and the necessary dependence of some concepts onothers. Books > Philosophy > Epistemology List_Books, [PU: Oxford University Press]<
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The central question in this book is why it seems reasonable for the words of our language to divide up the world in ordinary ways rather than other imaginable ways. Hirsch calls this the division problem. His book aims to bring this problem into sharp focus, to distinguish it from various related problems, and to consider the best prospects for solving it. In exploring various possible responses to the division problem, Hirsch examines series of "division principles" which purport to express rational constraints on how our words ought to classify and individuate. The ensuing discussion deals with a wide range of metaphysical and epistemological topics, including projectibility and similarity, alternative analyses of natural properties and things, the inscrutability of reference, and the relevance of such pragmatic notions as salience and economy. The final chapters of the book develop what Hirsch contends is the most promising response to the division problem: a theory in which constraints on classification and individuation are seen to derive from the necessary structure of "fine-grained" propositions and the necessary dependence of some concepts on others. Media > Book, [PU: Oxford University Press]<
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Paperback, [PU: Oxford University Press Inc], The author of this text identifies and explores a "new" philosophical problem referred to as "the division problem". Why does our language divide up reality in one way rather than another, and what is the rational basis for our language to contain certain kinds of general words rather than others?, Linguistics, Philosophy Of Language, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -, Philosophy: Metaphysics & Ontology, Philosophy: Epistemology & Theory Of Knowledge, Philosophy: Logic<
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Paperback, [PU: Oxford University Press Inc], The author of this text identifies and explores a "new" philosophical problem referred to as "the division problem". Why does our language divide up reality in one way rather than another, and what is the rational basis for our language to contain certain kinds of general words rather than others?, Philosophy Of Language<
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