Knowledge from a Human Point of View by Michela Massimi (English) Paperback Book

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This open access book – as the title suggests – explores some of the historical roots and epistemological ramifications of perspectivism. Perspectivism has recently emerged in philosophy of science as an interesting new position in the debate between scientific realism and anti-realism. But there is a lot more to perspectivism than discussions in philosophy of science so far have suggested. Perspectivism is a much broader view that emphasizes how our knowledge (in particular our scientific knowledge of nature) is situated; it is always from a human vantage point (as opposed to some Nagelian "view from nowhere"). This edited collection brings together a diverse team of established and early career scholars across a variety of fields (from the history of philosophy to epistemology and philosophy of science). The resulting nine essays trace some of the seminal ideas of perspectivism back to Kant, Nietzsche, the American Pragmatists, and Putnam, while the second part of the book tacklesissues concerning the relation between perspectivism, relativism, and standpoint theories, and the implications of perspectivism for epistemological debates about veritism, epistemic normativity and the foundations of human knowledge.

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This open access book - as the title suggests - explores some of the historical roots and epistemological ramifications of perspectivism. Perspectivism has recently emerged in philosophy of science as an interesting new position in the debate between scientific realism and anti-realism. But there is a lot more to perspectivism than discussions in philosophy of science so far have suggested. Perspectivism is a much broader view that emphasizes how our knowledge (in particular our scientific knowledge of nature) is situated; it is always from a human vantage point (as opposed to some Nagelian "view from nowhere"). This edited collection brings together a diverse team of established and early career scholars across a variety of fields (from the history of philosophy to epistemology and philosophy of science). The resulting nine essays trace some of the seminal ideas of perspectivism back to Kant, Nietzsche, the American Pragmatists, and Putnam, while the second part of the book tackles issues concerning the relation between perspectivism, relativism, and standpoint theories, and the implications of perspectivism for epistemological debates about veritism, epistemic normativity and the foundations of human knowledge.

Author Biography

Michela Massimi is Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Edinburgh. She has extensively written in the area of history and philosophy of science. She was Co-Editor in Chief of The British Journal for Philosophy of Science (2011-2016), and she is currently the Vice President of the European Philosophy of Science Association. Michela is the PI on a ERC-funded project on Perspectival Realism. Science, Knowledge and Truth from a Human Vantage Point (2016-2020).

Table of Contents

Introduction (Ana-Maria Creu and Michela Massimi).- Chapter 1. Attempting to Exit the Human Perspective: A Priori Experimentation in Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (Rachel Zuckert).- Chapter 2. Nietzsche's Epistemic Perspectivism (Steven D. Hales).- Chapter 3. Pluralism and Perspectivism in the American Pragmatist Tradition (Matthew J. Brown).- Chapter 4. Hilary Putnam on Perspectivism and Naturalism (Mario De Caro).- Chapter 5. Scientific Perspectives, Feminist Standpoints, and Non-Silly Relativism (Natalie Alana Ashton).- Chapter 6. Perspectives, Questions, and Epistemic Value (Kareem Khalifa and Jared Millson).- Chapter 7. Perspectivalism about Knowledge and Error (Nick Treanor).- Chapter 8. Virtue Perspectivism, Externalism, and Epistemic Circularity (J. Adam Carter).- Chapter 9. Knowledge from a Human Vantage Point (Barry Stroud).

Feature

First systematic exploration of perspectivism, its historical roots, and epistemological implications Brings together a diverse team of established and early career scholars across a variety of fields Draws attention to a largely unexplored topic

Details ISBN3030270432 Pages 152 Series Synthese Library Year 2020 ISBN-10 3030270432 ISBN-13 9783030270438 Publication Date 2020-09-11 Language English Format Paperback Series Number 416 UK Release Date 2020-09-11 Edition 1st Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Illustrations 1 Illustrations, black and white; XVIII, 152 p. 1 illus. Author Ana-Maria Creu Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition Description 1st ed. 2020 Imprint Springer Nature Switzerland AG Alternative 9783030270407 Edited by Michela Massimi Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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