Document (#41403)

Author
Chalmers, D.J.
Title
Constructing the world
Imprint
Oxford : Oxford Univ. Press
Year
2012
Pages
xxiii, 494 S
Isbn
978-0-19-960858-4
Abstract
David J. Chalmers constructs a highly ambitious and original picture of the world, from a few basic elements. He develops and extends Rudolf Carnap's attempt to do the same in Der Logische Aufbau Der Welt (1928). Carnap gave a blueprint for describing the entire world using a limited vocabulary, so that all truths about the world could be derived from that description--but his Aufbau is often seen as a noble failure. In Constructing the World, Chalmers argues that something like the Aufbau project can succeed. With the right vocabulary and the right derivation relation, we can indeed construct the world. The focal point of Chalmers's project is scrutability: roughly, the thesis that ideal reasoning from a limited class of basic truths yields all truths about the world. Chalmers first argues for the scrutability thesis and then considers how small the base can be. All this can be seen as a project in metaphysical epistemology: epistemology in service of a global picture of the world and of our conception thereof. The scrutability framework has ramifications throughout philosophy. Using it, Chalmers defends a broadly Fregean approach to meaning, argues for an internalist approach to the contents of thought, and rebuts W. V. Quine's arguments against the analytic and the a priori. He also uses scrutability to analyze the unity of science, to defend a conceptual approach to metaphysics, and to mount a structuralist response to skepticism. Based on Chalmers's 2010 John Locke lectures, Constructing the World opens up debate on central areas of philosophy including philosophy of language, consciousness, knowledge, and reality. This major work by a leading philosopher will appeal to philosophers in all areas.
Field
Kognitionswissenschaft
Philosophie
LCSH
Knowledge, Theory of
Logical positivism
RSWK
Erkenntnistheorie
Carnap, Rudolf: Der logische Aufbau der Welt
Neopositivismus
BK
08.24 (Neue westliche Philosophie)
08.32 (Erkenntnistheorie)
DDC
121 / dc23
LCC
BD161
RVK
CC 4400

Similar documents (author)

  1. Chalmers, M.: Ongoing work on BEAD, an information visualiser (1994) 5.87 
    5.871439 = sum of:
  5.871439 = weight(author_txt:chalmers in 1067) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
    5.871439 = fieldWeight in 1067, product of:
      1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
        1.0 = termFreq=1.0
      9.394302 = idf(docFreq=9, maxDocs=44218)
      0.625 = fieldNorm(doc=1067)
  2. Chalmers, A.F.: Wege der Wissenschaft : Einführung in die Wissenschaftstheorie (1999) 5.87 
    5.871439 = sum of:
  5.871439 = weight(author_txt:chalmers in 4262) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
    5.871439 = fieldWeight in 4262, product of:
      1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
        1.0 = termFreq=1.0
      9.394302 = idf(docFreq=9, maxDocs=44218)
      0.625 = fieldNorm(doc=4262)
  3. Chalmers, M.: Comparing information access approaches (1999) 5.87 
    5.871439 = sum of:
  5.871439 = weight(author_txt:chalmers in 4333) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
    5.871439 = fieldWeight in 4333, product of:
      1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
        1.0 = termFreq=1.0
      9.394302 = idf(docFreq=9, maxDocs=44218)
      0.625 = fieldNorm(doc=4333)
  4. Chalmers, A.F.: Grenzen der Wissenschaft (1999) 5.87 
    5.871439 = sum of:
  5.871439 = weight(author_txt:chalmers in 6384) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
    5.871439 = fieldWeight in 6384, product of:
      1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
        1.0 = termFreq=1.0
      9.394302 = idf(docFreq=9, maxDocs=44218)
      0.625 = fieldNorm(doc=6384)
  5. Chalmers, A.F.: Wege der Wissenschaft : Einführung in die Wissenschaftstheorie (2001) 5.87 
    5.871439 = sum of:
  5.871439 = weight(author_txt:chalmers in 184) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
    5.871439 = fieldWeight in 184, product of:
      1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
        1.0 = termFreq=1.0
      9.394302 = idf(docFreq=9, maxDocs=44218)
      0.625 = fieldNorm(doc=184)

Similar documents (content)

  1. Tredinnick, L.: Post-structuralism, hypertext, and the World Wide Web (2007) 0.09 
    0.08633917 = sum of:
  0.08633917 = product of:
    0.43169585 = sum of:
      0.008187036 = weight(abstract_txt:that in 650) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.008187036 = score(doc=650,freq=1.0), product of:
          0.036855582 = queryWeight, product of:
            2.3694751 = idf(docFreq=11241, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.22213829 = fieldWeight in 650, product of:
            1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
              1.0 = termFreq=1.0
            2.3694751 = idf(docFreq=11241, maxDocs=44218)
            0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=650)
      0.13189696 = weight(abstract_txt:structuralist in 650) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.13189696 = score(doc=650,freq=1.0), product of:
          0.1481001 = queryWeight, product of:
            1.0022961 = boost
            9.499662 = idf(docFreq=8, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.89059335 = fieldWeight in 650, product of:
            1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
              1.0 = termFreq=1.0
            9.499662 = idf(docFreq=8, maxDocs=44218)
            0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=650)
      0.024249403 = weight(abstract_txt:approach in 650) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.024249403 = score(doc=650,freq=1.0), product of:
          0.06906212 = queryWeight, product of:
            1.1854929 = boost
            3.745328 = idf(docFreq=2839, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.3511245 = fieldWeight in 650, product of:
            1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
              1.0 = termFreq=1.0
            3.745328 = idf(docFreq=2839, maxDocs=44218)
            0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=650)
      0.09694755 = weight(abstract_txt:argues in 650) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.09694755 = score(doc=650,freq=1.0), product of:
          0.17396577 = queryWeight, product of:
            1.8815289 = boost
            5.9443145 = idf(docFreq=314, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.55727947 = fieldWeight in 650, product of:
            1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
              1.0 = termFreq=1.0
            5.9443145 = idf(docFreq=314, maxDocs=44218)
            0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=650)
      0.1704149 = weight(abstract_txt:world in 650) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.1704149 = score(doc=650,freq=2.0), product of:
          0.2900512 = queryWeight, product of:
            4.2080116 = boost
            4.4314575 = idf(docFreq=1429, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.58753383 = fieldWeight in 650, product of:
            1.4142135 = tf(freq=2.0), with freq of:
              2.0 = termFreq=2.0
            4.4314575 = idf(docFreq=1429, maxDocs=44218)
            0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=650)
    0.2 = coord(5/25)
  2. Jones, B.: Reductionism and library and information science philosophy (2008) 0.07 
    0.066498294 = sum of:
  0.066498294 = product of:
    0.33249146 = sum of:
      0.009648514 = weight(abstract_txt:that in 2209) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.009648514 = score(doc=2209,freq=2.0), product of:
          0.036855582 = queryWeight, product of:
            2.3694751 = idf(docFreq=11241, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.26179248 = fieldWeight in 2209, product of:
            1.4142135 = tf(freq=2.0), with freq of:
              2.0 = termFreq=2.0
            2.3694751 = idf(docFreq=11241, maxDocs=44218)
            0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=2209)
      0.020207833 = weight(abstract_txt:approach in 2209) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.020207833 = score(doc=2209,freq=1.0), product of:
          0.06906212 = queryWeight, product of:
            1.1854929 = boost
            3.745328 = idf(docFreq=2839, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.29260373 = fieldWeight in 2209, product of:
            1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
              1.0 = termFreq=1.0
            3.745328 = idf(docFreq=2839, maxDocs=44218)
            0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=2209)
      0.07018935 = weight(abstract_txt:right in 2209) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.07018935 = score(doc=2209,freq=1.0), product of:
          0.13837059 = queryWeight, product of:
            1.3701094 = boost
            6.4928803 = idf(docFreq=181, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.50725627 = fieldWeight in 2209, product of:
            1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
              1.0 = termFreq=1.0
            6.4928803 = idf(docFreq=181, maxDocs=44218)
            0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=2209)
      0.080789626 = weight(abstract_txt:argues in 2209) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.080789626 = score(doc=2209,freq=1.0), product of:
          0.17396577 = queryWeight, product of:
            1.8815289 = boost
            5.9443145 = idf(docFreq=314, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.46439958 = fieldWeight in 2209, product of:
            1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
              1.0 = termFreq=1.0
            5.9443145 = idf(docFreq=314, maxDocs=44218)
            0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=2209)
      0.15165614 = weight(abstract_txt:philosophy in 2209) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.15165614 = score(doc=2209,freq=3.0), product of:
          0.18355222 = queryWeight, product of:
            1.932675 = boost
            6.1059003 = idf(docFreq=267, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.82622886 = fieldWeight in 2209, product of:
            1.7320508 = tf(freq=3.0), with freq of:
              3.0 = termFreq=3.0
            6.1059003 = idf(docFreq=267, maxDocs=44218)
            0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=2209)
    0.2 = coord(5/25)
  3. Samoylenko, I.; Chao, T.-C.; Liu, W.-C.; Chen, C.-M.: Visualizing the scientific world and its evolution (2006) 0.07 
    0.06645781 = sum of:
  0.06645781 = product of:
    0.41536132 = sum of:
      0.028578194 = weight(abstract_txt:approach in 5911) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.028578194 = score(doc=5911,freq=2.0), product of:
          0.06906212 = queryWeight, product of:
            1.1854929 = boost
            3.745328 = idf(docFreq=2839, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.41380417 = fieldWeight in 5911, product of:
            1.4142135 = tf(freq=2.0), with freq of:
              2.0 = termFreq=2.0
            3.745328 = idf(docFreq=2839, maxDocs=44218)
            0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=5911)
      0.0531809 = weight(abstract_txt:seen in 5911) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.0531809 = score(doc=5911,freq=1.0), product of:
          0.11500059 = queryWeight, product of:
            1.2490603 = boost
            5.9192348 = idf(docFreq=322, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.46244022 = fieldWeight in 5911, product of:
            1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
              1.0 = termFreq=1.0
            5.9192348 = idf(docFreq=322, maxDocs=44218)
            0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=5911)
      0.13276635 = weight(abstract_txt:constructing in 5911) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.13276635 = score(doc=5911,freq=1.0), product of:
          0.24226207 = queryWeight, product of:
            2.2203515 = boost
            7.014756 = idf(docFreq=107, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.5480278 = fieldWeight in 5911, product of:
            1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
              1.0 = termFreq=1.0
            7.014756 = idf(docFreq=107, maxDocs=44218)
            0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=5911)
      0.20083587 = weight(abstract_txt:world in 5911) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.20083587 = score(doc=5911,freq=4.0), product of:
          0.2900512 = queryWeight, product of:
            4.2080116 = boost
            4.4314575 = idf(docFreq=1429, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.69241524 = fieldWeight in 5911, product of:
            2.0 = tf(freq=4.0), with freq of:
              4.0 = termFreq=4.0
            4.4314575 = idf(docFreq=1429, maxDocs=44218)
            0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=5911)
    0.16 = coord(4/25)
  4. Chalmers, D.J.: ¬The conscious mind : in search of a fundamental theory (1996) 0.07 
    0.066259556 = sum of:
  0.066259556 = product of:
    0.552163 = sum of:
      0.010027031 = weight(abstract_txt:that in 4413) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.010027031 = score(doc=4413,freq=6.0), product of:
          0.036855582 = queryWeight, product of:
            2.3694751 = idf(docFreq=11241, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.27206275 = fieldWeight in 4413, product of:
            2.4494898 = tf(freq=6.0), with freq of:
              6.0 = termFreq=6.0
            2.3694751 = idf(docFreq=11241, maxDocs=44218)
            0.046875 = fieldNorm(doc=4413)
      0.03190854 = weight(abstract_txt:seen in 4413) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.03190854 = score(doc=4413,freq=1.0), product of:
          0.11500059 = queryWeight, product of:
            1.2490603 = boost
            5.9192348 = idf(docFreq=322, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.27746412 = fieldWeight in 4413, product of:
            1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
              1.0 = termFreq=1.0
            5.9192348 = idf(docFreq=322, maxDocs=44218)
            0.046875 = fieldNorm(doc=4413)
      0.51022744 = weight(abstract_txt:chalmers in 4413) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.51022744 = score(doc=4413,freq=4.0), product of:
          0.57933265 = queryWeight, product of:
            3.9647188 = boost
            9.394302 = idf(docFreq=9, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.88071585 = fieldWeight in 4413, product of:
            2.0 = tf(freq=4.0), with freq of:
              4.0 = termFreq=4.0
            9.394302 = idf(docFreq=9, maxDocs=44218)
            0.046875 = fieldNorm(doc=4413)
    0.12 = coord(3/25)
  5. Allo, P.; Baumgaertner, B.; D'Alfonso, S.; Fresco, N.; Gobbo, F.; Grubaugh, C.; Iliadis, A.; Illari, P.; Kerr, E.; Primiero, G.; Russo, F.; Schulz, C.; Taddeo, M.; Turilli, M.; Vakarelov, O.; Zenil, H.: ¬The philosophy of information : an introduction (2013) 0.06 
    0.063929945 = sum of:
  0.063929945 = product of:
    0.26637477 = sum of:
      0.005908484 = weight(abstract_txt:that in 3380) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.005908484 = score(doc=3380,freq=3.0), product of:
          0.036855582 = queryWeight, product of:
            2.3694751 = idf(docFreq=11241, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.1603145 = fieldWeight in 3380, product of:
            1.7320508 = tf(freq=3.0), with freq of:
              3.0 = termFreq=3.0
            2.3694751 = idf(docFreq=11241, maxDocs=44218)
            0.0390625 = fieldNorm(doc=3380)
      0.017500497 = weight(abstract_txt:approach in 3380) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.017500497 = score(doc=3380,freq=3.0), product of:
          0.06906212 = queryWeight, product of:
            1.1854929 = boost
            3.745328 = idf(docFreq=2839, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.25340226 = fieldWeight in 3380, product of:
            1.7320508 = tf(freq=3.0), with freq of:
              3.0 = termFreq=3.0
            3.745328 = idf(docFreq=2839, maxDocs=44218)
            0.0390625 = fieldNorm(doc=3380)
      0.06078576 = weight(abstract_txt:right in 3380) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.06078576 = score(doc=3380,freq=3.0), product of:
          0.13837059 = queryWeight, product of:
            1.3701094 = boost
            6.4928803 = idf(docFreq=181, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.4392968 = fieldWeight in 3380, product of:
            1.7320508 = tf(freq=3.0), with freq of:
              3.0 = termFreq=3.0
            6.4928803 = idf(docFreq=181, maxDocs=44218)
            0.0390625 = fieldNorm(doc=3380)
      0.016141767 = weight(abstract_txt:project in 3380) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.016141767 = score(doc=3380,freq=1.0), product of:
          0.09438017 = queryWeight, product of:
            1.3858601 = boost
            4.378348 = idf(docFreq=1507, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.17102921 = fieldWeight in 3380, product of:
            1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
              1.0 = termFreq=1.0
            4.378348 = idf(docFreq=1507, maxDocs=44218)
            0.0390625 = fieldNorm(doc=3380)
      0.11582929 = weight(abstract_txt:philosophy in 3380) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.11582929 = score(doc=3380,freq=7.0), product of:
          0.18355222 = queryWeight, product of:
            1.932675 = boost
            6.1059003 = idf(docFreq=267, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.6310427 = fieldWeight in 3380, product of:
            2.6457512 = tf(freq=7.0), with freq of:
              7.0 = termFreq=7.0
            6.1059003 = idf(docFreq=267, maxDocs=44218)
            0.0390625 = fieldNorm(doc=3380)
      0.050208967 = weight(abstract_txt:world in 3380) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
        0.050208967 = score(doc=3380,freq=1.0), product of:
          0.2900512 = queryWeight, product of:
            4.2080116 = boost
            4.4314575 = idf(docFreq=1429, maxDocs=44218)
            0.015554323 = queryNorm
          0.17310381 = fieldWeight in 3380, product of:
            1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
              1.0 = termFreq=1.0
            4.4314575 = idf(docFreq=1429, maxDocs=44218)
            0.0390625 = fieldNorm(doc=3380)
    0.24 = coord(6/25)