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1 online resource (xvii, 344 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Knowledge and virtue as dispositions in Plato's Theatetus / Francisco J. Gonzalez -- Aristotle's theory of dispositions : from the principle of movement to the unmoved mover / Ludger Jansen -- Dispositions in Greek historiography / Burkhard Meißner -- The dispositions of Descartes / Peter Machamer -- Explicable explainers : the problem of mental dispositions in Spinoza's Ethics / Ursula Renz -- Harmonizing modern physics with Aristotelian metaphysics : Leibniz's theory of force / Michael-Thomas Liske -- From ordinary language to the metaphysics of dispositions : Gilbert Ryle on disposition talk and dispositions / Oliver R. Scholz -- Hic rhodos, hic salta : from reductionist semantics to a realist ontology of forceful dispositions / Markus Schrenk -- Ascribing dispositions / Stephen Mumford -- Dispositional pluralism / Jennifer McKitrick -- Dispositions and their intentions / Andrea Borghini -- Dispositions in physics / Andreas Hüttemann -- The role of dispositions in historical explanations / Robert Schnepf -- Empathy, mental dispositions, and the physicalist challenge / Karsten Steuber -- Dispositional knowledge-how versus propositional knowledge-that / Gregor Damschen -- Epistemic virtues and cognitive dispositions / David Henderson and Terry Horgan -- The epistemic function of virtuous dispositions / Elke Brendel. |
| Summary |
Ordinary language and scientific discourse are filled with linguistic expressions for dispositional properties such as "soluble," "elastic," "reliable," and "humorous." We characterize objects in all domains - physical objects as well as human persons - with the help of dispositional expressions. Hence, the concept of a disposition has historically and systematically played a central role in different areas of philosophy ranging from metaphysics to ethics. The contributions of this volume analyze the ancient foundations of the discussion about dispositio. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Disposition (Philosophy)
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Disposition (Philosophy) |
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Electronic books.
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Damschen, Gregor.
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Schnepf, Robert.
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Stüber, Karsten.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Debating dispositions. Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, ©2009 9783110184037 (DLC) 2009049681 (OCoLC)473124088 |
| ISBN |
9783110211825 (electronic book) |
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3110211823 (electronic book) |
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3110184036 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9783110184037 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9783110184037 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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