Matches in Harvard for { <http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/006944422/catalog> ?p ?o. }
Showing items 1 to 29 of
29
with 100 items per page.
- catalog abstract "If there is such a thing as reason, it has to be universal. Reason must reflect objective principles whose validity is independent of our point of view - principles that anyone with enough intelligence ought to be able to recognize as correct. But this universality of reason is what relativists and subjectivists deny in ever-increasing numbers. And such subjectivism is not just an inconsequential intellectual flourish or badge of theoretical chic. It is exploited to deflect argument and to belittle the pretensions of the arguments of others. The continuing spread of this relativistic way of thinking threatens to make public discourse increasingly difficult and unproductive. In The Last Word, Thomas Nagel, one of the most influential philosophers writing in English, presents a sustained defense of reason against the attacks of subjectivism, delivering systematic rebuttals of relativistic claims with respect to language, logic, science, and ethics. He shows that the last word in disputes about the objective validity of any form of thought must lie in some unqualified thoughts about how things are - thoughts that we cannot regard from outside as mere psychological dispositions. His work sets a new standard in the debate on this crucially important question and should generate intense interest both within and outside the philosophical community.".
- catalog contributor b9637165.
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description "If there is such a thing as reason, it has to be universal. Reason must reflect objective principles whose validity is independent of our point of view - principles that anyone with enough intelligence ought to be able to recognize as correct. But this universality of reason is what relativists and subjectivists deny in ever-increasing numbers. And such subjectivism is not just an inconsequential intellectual flourish or badge of theoretical chic. It is exploited to deflect argument and to belittle the pretensions of the arguments of others. The continuing spread of this relativistic way of thinking threatens to make public discourse increasingly difficult and unproductive.".
- catalog description "In The Last Word, Thomas Nagel, one of the most influential philosophers writing in English, presents a sustained defense of reason against the attacks of subjectivism, delivering systematic rebuttals of relativistic claims with respect to language, logic, science, and ethics. He shows that the last word in disputes about the objective validity of any form of thought must lie in some unqualified thoughts about how things are - thoughts that we cannot regard from outside as mere psychological dispositions. His work sets a new standard in the debate on this crucially important question and should generate intense interest both within and outside the philosophical community.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Why we can't understand thought from the outside -- Language -- Logic -- Science -- Ethics -- Evolutionary naturalism & the fear of religion.".
- catalog extent "viii, 147 p.".
- catalog identifier "0195108345 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "149/.2 20".
- catalog subject "B945.N333 L37 1996".
- catalog subject "Realism.".
- catalog subject "Reason.".
- catalog subject "Relativity Controversial literature.".
- catalog subject "Relativity.".
- catalog subject "Skepticism Controversial literature.".
- catalog subject "Skepticism.".
- catalog subject "Subjectivity Controversial literature.".
- catalog subject "Subjectivity.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Why we can't understand thought from the outside -- Language -- Logic -- Science -- Ethics -- Evolutionary naturalism & the fear of religion.".
- catalog title "The last word / Thomas Nagel.".
- catalog type "text".