- Introduction: On Philosophical Method
- I. The Structure of the Objective World
- 1. Truth and Relativism
- Is Truth Relative?
- Who Wants Relativism?
- Truth in Space and Time
- The Truth Property
- Is a Theory of Truth Possible?
- Is Truth Socially Relative?
- Does Relativism Undercut Itself?
- The Correspondence Theory
- 2. Invariance and Objectivity
- Objective Facts
- Admissible Transformations
- Two Types of Philosophical Account
- The Ordering of Objectiveness
- Intersubjectivity
- Objective Beliefs and Biasing Factors
- Dimensions of Truth
- The Objectivity of Science
- The Functional View
- Underdetermination of Theory
- Rationality, Progress, Objectivity, and Veridicality
- 3. Necessity and Contingency
- Epistemology of Necessity
- Cross-Classifications
- On the Supposed Necessity of Water’s Being H2O
- The Withering of Metaphysical Necessity
- Explaining Away Necessities
- Logical and Mathematical Necessity
- Degrees of Contingency
- The Nature of Actuality
- The Ultimate Theory of the World
- 1. Truth and Relativism
- II. The Human World as Part of the Objective World
- 4. The Realm of Consciousness
- The Function of Consciousness
- Gradations of Awareness
- The Context of Consciousness
- The Zoom-Lens Theory
- Synthesizing and Filtering Data
- Common Knowledge
- The Functions of Phenomenology
- Mind-Body Relations
- 5. The Genealogy of Ethics
- The Theory of Ethics
- The Ubiquity of Ethics
- Coordination to Mutual Benefit
- Coordination via Ethical Norms
- The Evaluation of Systems of Coordination
- The Core Principle of Ethics
- Normative Force and the Normativity Module
- Evaluative Capacities
- Higher Layers of Ethics
- Ethical Truth and Ethical Objectivity
- The Unpredictability of Human Behavior
- Ethics and Conscious Self-Awareness
- 4. The Realm of Consciousness
- Notes
- Index
Invariances
The Structure of the Objective World
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Publication Date: 10/15/2003
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