ISBN:
9780198926283
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
121.4
Keywords:
Concepts
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Authority
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Philosophy of mind
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Ethics
;
Concepts
;
Autorité
;
Philosophie de l'esprit
;
Morale
;
ethics (philosophy)
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Epistemology
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PHILOSOPHY
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Mind & Body
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Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge
;
Philosophy
Abstract:
Philosophy strives to give us a firmer hold on our concepts. But what about their hold on us? Why place ourselves under the sway of a concept and grant it the authority to shape our thought and conduct? Another conceptualization would carry different implications. What makes one way of thinking better than another? 'The Ethics of Conceptualization' develops a framework for concept appraisal. Its guiding idea is that to question the authority of concepts is to ask for reasons of a special kind: reasons for concept use, which tell us which concepts to adopt, adhere to, or abandon, thereby shoring up - or undercutting - the reasons for action and belief that guide our deliberations
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Zielgruppe: Specialized
