UID:
almahu_9949865886502882
Umfang:
1 online resource (xvi, 516 pages).
ISBN:
9781003008750
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1003008755
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9781040016886
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104001688X
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9781040016909
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1040016901
Serie:
Routledge handbooks in philosophy
Inhalt:
"Essences have been assigned important but controversial explanatory roles in philosophical, scientific, and social theorizing. Is it possible for the same organism to be first a caterpillar and then a butterfly? Is it impossible for a human being to transform into an insect like Gregor Samsa does in Kafka's The Metamorphosis? Is it impossible for Lot's wife to survive being turned into a pillar of salt? Traditionally, essences (or natures) have been thought to help answer such central questions about existence, identity, persistence, and modality. These questions are not only of great philosophical interest, they also are of great interest to society at large. This Handbook surveys the state of the art on essence. Core issues about essence are discussed in 33 chapters, all of them written exclusively for this volume by leading experts. They are organized into the following four major parts, each with its own introduction that provides a summary and comparison of the part's chapters: History Essence and Essentialisms: Themes and Variations Applications Anti-Essentialist Challenges. The volume is accessible enough for students while also providing enough details to make it a valuable reference for researchers. While the notion of essence has been targeted for sustained criticisms since antiquity, recent work has renewed interest in the topic. The Handbook explains and synthesizes much of this current interest, placing essence within its historical context and drawing connections to many contemporary areas of philosophy as well as to scholarly work in other disciplines. With cross-references in each chapter and a comprehensive index, The Routledge Handbook of Essence in Philosophy is a useful resource and essential reading for anyone, whether in or out of academic philosophy, seeking clarification on one of philosophy's most distinctive and notorious notions"--
Anmerkung:
Introduction Kathrin Koslicki and Michael J. RavenPart 1: History1. Ancient Marko Malink2. Medieval Gloria Frost3. Modern Anat Schechtman4. Pragmatism Andrew Howat5. Contemporary (Phenomenological Tradition) Kevin Mulligan6. Contemporary (Analytic Tradition) Robert MichelsPart 2: Essence and Essentialisms: Themes and Variations7. Modal Conceptions of Essence Alessandro Torza8. Non-Modal Conceptions of Essence Fabrice Correia9. Essences of Individuals Marco Marabello10. Natural Kind Essentialsm Tuomas E. Tahko11. Origin Essentialism Teresa Robertson Ishii12. Scientific Essentialism Travis Dumsday13. Dispositional Essentialism Ka Ho Lam14. The Epistemology of Essence Antonella Mallozzi15. Language of Essence Katherine Ritchie16. Logic of Essence Jon Erling LitlandPart 3: Applications17. Artifacts, Artworks, and Social Objects Asya Passinsky18. Biological Species Ingo Brigandt19. Identity, Persistence, and Individuation Maria Scarpati20. Essence, Grounding, and Explanation David Mark Kovacs21. The "Reduction" of Necessity to Non-Modal Essence Kathrin Koslicki22. Persons Annina Loets23. Psychiatric Kinds Danielle Brown24. Race Ron Mallon25. Sex and Gender Esther Rosario26. Social Justice Natalie Stoljar27. Unity Charlotte Witt28. Ethical Value Stavroula Glezakos and Julie TannenbaumPart 4: Anti-Essentialist Challenges29. Quine on Essence Kit Fine30. Conventionalism Jonathan Livingstone-Banks and Alan Sidelle31. Social Construction Aaron M. Griffith32. Conferralism Anand Jaypraksash Vaidya and Michael Wallner33. Wittgenstein Arata HamawakiIndex
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: Routledge handbook of essence in philosophy New York, NY : Routledge, 2024 ISBN 9780367442798
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Einführung
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Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.4324/9781003008750
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003008750
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