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World without Design

The Ontological Consequences of Naturalism

by Michael C. Rea

  • Hardback
  • 256 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 16.1 x 21.1 x 1.9 cm

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Philosophical naturalism, according to which philosophy is continuous with the natural sciences, has dominated the Western academy for well over a century; but Michael Rea claims that it is without rational foundation, and that the costs of embracing it are surprisingly high. The first part of World Without Design aims to provide a fair and historically informed characterization of naturalism. Rea then argues compellingly to the surprising conclusion that naturalists are committed to rejecting realism about material objects, materialism, and perhaps realism about other minds. This conclusion is striking, largely because naturalism is often simply identified with materialism, and the remaining two theses are ones that naturalists very typically want to endorse. Rea goes on to examine two alternative research programs: intuitionism and supernaturalism, and argues for the conclusion that intuitionism, under certain circumstances, is self-defeating. World Without Design offers a provocative challenge to philosophical orthodoxy. It will make uncomfortable reading for many philosophers.
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  • Author

    Michael C. Rea

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    August 2002

  • Weight

    405g

  • Page Count

    256

  • Dimensions

    16.1 x 21.1 x 1.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780199247608

  • ISBN-10

    0199247609

  • Eden Code

    4514490

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