How Long to Read A Refutation of Positivism in Philosophy of Mind

How Long Does it Take to Read A Refutation of Positivism in Philosophy of Mind?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 26 minutes to read A Refutation of Positivism in Philosophy of Mind by Pieter A.M. Seuren

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Description

This book argues that positivism, though now the dominant paradigm for both the natural and the human sciences, is intrinsically unfit for the latter. In particular, it is unfit for linguistics and cognitive science, where it is ultimately self-destructive, since it fails to account for causality, while the mind, the primary object of research of the human sciences, cannot be understood unless considered to be an autonomous causal force. Author Pieter Albertus Maria Seuren, who died shortly after this manuscript was finished and after a remarkable career, reviews the history of this issue since the seventeenth century. He focuses on Descartes, Leibniz, British Empiricism and Kant, arguing that neither cognition nor language can be adequately accounted for unless the mind is given its full due. This implies that a distinction must be made—following Alexius Meinong, but against Russell and Quine—between actual and virtual reality. The latter is a product of the causally active mind and a necessary ingredient for the setting up of mental models, without which neither cognition nor language can function. Mental models are coherent sets of propositions, and can be wholly or partially true or false. Positivism rules out mental models, blocking any serious semantics and thereby reducing both language and cognition to caricatures of themselves. Seuren presents a causal theory of meaning, linking up language with cognition and solving the old question of what meaning actually amounts to. Key Features: Provides a fundamental reassessment of the methodology of the humanities Makes a distinctive contribution to the conceptual foundations of linguistics and philosophy of mind Explores the philosophical and historical origins of central developments in the human sciences in the past 100 years Offers a new approach to ontology and epistemology in the scientific study of the creative human mind and its products.

How long is A Refutation of Positivism in Philosophy of Mind?

A Refutation of Positivism in Philosophy of Mind by Pieter A.M. Seuren is 199 pages long, and a total of 51,541 words.

This makes it 67% the length of the average book. It also has 63% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Refutation of Positivism in Philosophy of Mind Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 41 minutes to read A Refutation of Positivism in Philosophy of Mind aloud.

What Reading Level is A Refutation of Positivism in Philosophy of Mind?

A Refutation of Positivism in Philosophy of Mind is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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