Studies in No-Self Physicalism
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-19-8142-5 (ISBN)
In turn, working on the assumption that a cognitive subject is itself completely physical, namely a neural network-based robot programmed by evolution (hence the term ‘No-Self’), the book proposes physicalistic theories on conceptual representation, truth, analyticity, modality, the nature of mathematics, epistemic justification, knowledge, apriority andintuition, as well as a physicalistic ontology. These are meant to show that this No-Self Physicalism, perhaps the most minimalistic and radical version of physicalism proposed to date, can accommodate many aspects that have traditionally interested philosophers. Given its refreshingly radical approach and painstakingly developed content, the book is of interest to anyone who is seeking a coherent philosophical worldview in this age of science.
Feng Ye received his Ph.D. from Department of Philosophy, Princeton University, in 2000. He is currently a professor of logic and philosophy in Capital Normal University, Beijing, China. His research interests include philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of mind, and issues related to physicalism as a philosophical worldview. He is the author of three books, Strict Finitism and the Logic of Mathematical Applications (Synthese Library, vol. 355, Springer, 2011), Philosophy of Mathematics in the Twentieth Century: A Naturalistic Commentary (in Chinese) (Peking University Press, 2010), and From Philosophy of Mathematics to Physicalism (in Chinese) (Huaxia Press, 2016), as well as several journal articles.
Introduction: Steps toward No-Self Physicalism.- The Subject in Carnap, Quine and Others.- Concepts and Conceptual Representation.- Thoughts and Truth.- Mathematical Concepts and Thoughts.- Epistemology and Methodology.- A Physicalistic Ontology.- A Physicalistic Characterization of No-Self Physicalism.- Conclusions.- Index.
Erscheinungsdatum | 15.12.2022 |
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Zusatzinfo | 2 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 568 p. 2 illus. |
Verlagsort | Singapore |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Sprachphilosophie |
Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik | |
Schlagworte | No-Self Physicalism • Physicalistic Epistemology • Physicalistic Ontology • Physicalistic Philosophy of Mathematics • Physicalistic Theory of Representation • Physicalistic Theory of Truth |
ISBN-10 | 981-19-8142-6 / 9811981426 |
ISBN-13 | 978-981-19-8142-5 / 9789811981425 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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