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Scepticism and Naturalism: Hume, Wittgenstein, Strawson
Series: - Brill Studies in Skepticism, Volume: 6
In this volume, a group of scholars from moral philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics, and the history of philosophy explore the ideas of nature and naturalism as they occur in the celebrated responses to scepticism offered by David Hume, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and P. F. Strawson. Philosophers have long been puzzled by the fact that each of these figures approaches scepticism by emphasising certain general facts about human nature. There has also been a debate over how these philosophers’ discussions of scepticism were shaped by their wider views on naturalism as a philosophical orientation that prioritises the natural sciences. This is the first volume to offer a comprehensive and comparative exploration of the guiding themes of scepticism and naturalism in the work of these three great figures.
John Hyman is Grote Chair in Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London.
Michael Thorne is a doctoral researcher at University College London.
Michael Thorne is a doctoral researcher at University College London.
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
John Hyman and Michael Thorne
1 Hume, Naturalism and Scepticism: Rejecting an Influential Narrative
Peter Millican
2 ‘Doubt Gradually Loses Its Sense’—or Why Wittgenstein Is Not a Fallibilist
Genia Schönbaumsfeld
3 Strawson, Scepticism and the Natural Roots of Responsibility
Benjamin De Mesel
4 Strawson on the Matter of Meaning
Severin Schroeder
5 Strawson’s Relativizing Move—a Futile Gambit?
Hans-Johann Glock
6 Relativism and Transcendental Naturalism
Carol Rovane
7 The Philosophical Possibilities of ‘the Participant Stance’
Akeel Bilgrami
8 Strawson’s Ethical Naturalism: a Defence
Pamela Hieronymi
9 Strawson and Virtue Epistemology
Ernest Sosa
10 Strawson on Naturalism and Scepticism
Penelope Maddy
11 Strawson on Liberal Naturalism, Hume and Wittgenstein: an Appraisal
Annalisa Coliva
12 Strawson and Wittgenstein on Hinge Commitments
Duncan Pritchard
13 Naturalism and Scepticism: Hume, Wittgenstein, Strawson and Kripke
Paul Horwich
14 Scepticism and Naturalism: Strawson, Hume, Wittgenstein
Michael Williams
Index
Introduction
John Hyman and Michael Thorne
1 Hume, Naturalism and Scepticism: Rejecting an Influential Narrative
Peter Millican
2 ‘Doubt Gradually Loses Its Sense’—or Why Wittgenstein Is Not a Fallibilist
Genia Schönbaumsfeld
3 Strawson, Scepticism and the Natural Roots of Responsibility
Benjamin De Mesel
4 Strawson on the Matter of Meaning
Severin Schroeder
5 Strawson’s Relativizing Move—a Futile Gambit?
Hans-Johann Glock
6 Relativism and Transcendental Naturalism
Carol Rovane
7 The Philosophical Possibilities of ‘the Participant Stance’
Akeel Bilgrami
8 Strawson’s Ethical Naturalism: a Defence
Pamela Hieronymi
9 Strawson and Virtue Epistemology
Ernest Sosa
10 Strawson on Naturalism and Scepticism
Penelope Maddy
11 Strawson on Liberal Naturalism, Hume and Wittgenstein: an Appraisal
Annalisa Coliva
12 Strawson and Wittgenstein on Hinge Commitments
Duncan Pritchard
13 Naturalism and Scepticism: Hume, Wittgenstein, Strawson and Kripke
Paul Horwich
14 Scepticism and Naturalism: Strawson, Hume, Wittgenstein
Michael Williams
Index
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