Second Philosophy: A Naturalistic Method

by Penelope Maddy

Book Overview

Many philosophers these days consider themselves naturalists, but it's doubtful any two of them intend the same position by the term. In Second Philosophy, Penelope Maddy describes and practices a particularly austere form of naturalism called "Second Philosophy". Without a definitive criterion for what counts as "science" and what doesn't, Second Philosophy can't be specified directly ("trust only the methods of science" for example), so Maddy proceeds...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199273669
• ISBN13: 9780199273669
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 462 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.2"