Reason, Truth and Reality

Daniel Goldstick

Published by University of Toronto Press 2009

Reason, Truth and Reality

Daniel Goldstick

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442689855

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Basing consideration upon a characterization of reason in its deductive, inductive, and ethical functioning, Goldstick asks what must hold good for reason so characterized to be a dependable guide to truth.

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Goldstick Daniel :

Dan Goldstick is University Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Part One: Introductory
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. On Moore’s Paradox Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
3. On Factuality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
4. On the Canons of Deductive Inference Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
5. Preliminary Assault on the Philosophy of Empiricism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
Part Two: On the Canons of Induction
6. Preliminary Considerations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
7. Sensationalism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
8. Naturalism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
9. Inductivism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
10. Pragmatism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
11. Nihilism, Scepticism, and Decisionism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
12. Possibility, Probability, Negation, and Change Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
13. Causality and Impermanence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
14. Simplicity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
15. How to Reason Inductively Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
16. The Case for Universal Impermanence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
17. That Determinism Is Incontrovertible Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	174
18. The Pitfall of Metaphysics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	190
Part Three: On the Canons of Morality
19. Preliminary Considerations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
20. Sensationalism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	216
21. Naturalism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	218
22. Inductivism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	224
23. Pragmatism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
24. Nihilism, Scepticism, and Decisionism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
25. Ethics and Induction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
26. Mores Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	240
27. ‘Consciencelessness’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	260
28. Utility Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	270
29. Comparing Utilities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	292
30. Population Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	302
31. ‘Hypocrisy’ Stipulatively Defined Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309
32. Utilitarianism Proved Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
33. Conclusion: We Each Sit in Judgment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	318
Appendix 1: ‘Tautology’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	321
Appendix 2: ‘Desire’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	327
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	333

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 400

eBook

Published: June 2, 2009
ISBN: 9781442689855