Reason, truth, and reality /
Basing consideration upon a characterization of reason in its deductive, inductive, and ethical functioning, Goldstick asks what must hold good for reason so characterized to be a dependable guide to truth.
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University of Toronto Press,
2009
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. Introductory
- 1. Introduction
- 2. On Moore's Paradox
- 3. On Factuality
- 4. On the Canons of Deductive Inference
- 5. Preliminary Assault on the Philosophy of Empiricism
- pt. 2. On the Canons of Induction
- 6. Preliminary Considerations
- 7. Sensationalism
- 8. Naturalism
- 9. Inductivism
- 10. Pragmatism
- 11. Nihilism, Scepticism, and Decisionism
- 12. Possibility, Probability, Negation, and Change
- 13. Causality and Impermanence
- 14. Simplicity
- 15. How to Reason Inductively
- 16. Case for Universal Impermanence
- 17. That Determinism is Incontrovertible
- 18. Pitfall of Metaphysics
- pt. 3. On the Canons of Morality
- 19. Preliminary Considerations
- 20. Sensationalism
- 21. Naturalism
- 22. Inductivism
- 23. Pragmatism
- 24. Nihilism, Scepticism, and Decisionism
- 25. Ethics and Induction
- 26. Mores
- 27. 'Consciencelessness'
- 28. Utility
- 29. Comparing Utilities
- 30. Population
- 31. 'Hypocrisy' Stipulatively Defined
- 32. Utilitarianism Proved
- 33. Conclusion: We Each Sit in Judgment
- Appendix 1. 'Tautology'
- Appendix 2. 'Desire'.
