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Formal Approach to the Metaphysics of Perspectives

Part of the Synthese Library Book Series (volume 392)

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-73655-6

ISBN: 978-3-319-73654-9

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Jan 30, 2018

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A World of Points of View

Colomina-Almiñana, Juan J.

Pages: 1 –25

[This chapter provides a preliminary account to the notion of points of view. After distinguishing between the epistemological and metaphysical character of points of view, it establishes the later as prior, and argues for its fundamentality. The chapter also offers a negative definition of...
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Contextualizing Points of View

Colomina-Almiñana, Juan J.

Pages: 27 –60

[This chapter provides a historical introduction to points of view at the same time that offers a key distinction between two different models for explaining them. Points of view can be explained, first, following the model of propositional attitudes. This model assumes that a subject, a set of...
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Adopting a Point of View

Colomina-Almiñana, Juan J.

Pages: 61 –80

[This chapter differentiates between a Kantian, teleological way of adopting a point of view and a Humean, non-causal way to do so. After analyzing the pros and cons of both positions, a re-worked and more substantial behaviorist dispositional option is emphasized. The main reason is that,...
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Points of View as Grounding

Colomina-Almiñana, Juan J.

Pages: 81 –103

[This chapter defines points of view as the ground from where every other entity holds. In contrast to traditional approaches of grounding, metaphysical points of view are not identified with their intrinsic parts. At the same time, they are not irreflexive either. The reason is that metaphysical...
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Comparing and Evaluating Points of View

Colomina-Almiñana, Juan J.

Pages: 105 –115

[This chapter offers different ways of comparing metaphysical points of view, and distinguishing between weak and strong notions of comparison. These encompass a spectrum of incompatibility to full agreement, distinguishing different ontological requirements that points of view must demonstrate...
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A Pluralist Notion of Truth for Metaphysical Points of View

Colomina-Almiñana, Juan J.

Pages: 117 –141

[This chapter centers on two different but related problems. First, it focuses in clarifying why the discussion about metaphysical points of view cannot be considered as a merely verbal dispute. To do so, I distinguish between verbal disputes and merely verbal disputes, and show that, besides the...

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