David J. Chalmers

Constructing the World

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ISBN 13:: 9780199608584
author:: David J. Chalmers
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Oxford University Press, Usa
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2014
Pages:: 520
Dimensions:: 23.1 x 3 x 15.5 cm
Genre:: Society, Politics & Philosophy, Philosophy,
Condition:: New
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David J. Chalmers constructs a highly ambitious picture of the world from basic elements. He builds upon Rudolf Carnap's earlier work to create a framework for describing the entire world using a limited vocabulary. Chalmers argues that with the right vocabulary and derivation relation, we can indeed construct the world. His central thesis is scrutability, which roughly holds that ideal reasoning from a small class of basic truths yields all truths about the world. This framework has significant implications throughout philosophy, informing his views on meaning, thought content, and the nature of knowledge. This book presents Chalmers's 2010 John Locke lectures as a major contribution to ongoing debates in philosophy, covering topics such as language, consciousness, knowledge, and reality.

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