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The rediscovery of common sense philosophy

Stephen Boulter

Abstract

This book is a defence of the philosophy of common sense in the spirit of Thomas Reid and G.E. Moore, drawing on the work of Aristotle, evolutionary biology and psychology, and historical studies on the origins of early modern philosophy. It defines and explores common sense beliefs, and defends them from challenges from prominent philosophers.

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The metaphilosophy of common sense Stephen Boulter

pp.1-31

https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230223134_1
The "evolutionary argument" and the metaphilosophy of common sense Stephen Boulter

pp.32-52

https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230223134_2
Towards a taxonomy of philosophical error Stephen Boulter

pp.53-74

https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230223134_3
Theology's Trojan horse Stephen Boulter

pp.75-97

https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230223134_4
Metaphysical realism as a pre-condition of visual perception Stephen Boulter

pp.98-117

https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230223134_5
Semantic anti-realism and the Dummettian reductio Stephen Boulter

pp.118-136

https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230223134_6
Eliminating eliminative materialism Stephen Boulter

pp.137-156

https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230223134_7
Freedom and responsibility Stephen Boulter

pp.157-176

https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230223134_8
On the existence of moral facts Stephen Boulter

pp.177-197

https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230223134_9

Publication details

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Place: Basingstoke

Year: 2007

Pages: 237

DOI: 10.1057/9780230223134

ISBN (hardback): 978-1-349-28063-6

ISBN (digital): 978-0-230-22313-4

Full citation:

Boulter Stephen (2007) The rediscovery of common sense philosophy. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.