It takes the average reader 7 hours and 42 minutes to read Second Philosophy by Penelope Maddy
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Many philosophers these days consider themselves naturalists, but it's doubtful any two of them intend the same position by the term. In this book, Penelope Maddy describes and practises a particularly austere form of naturalism called 'Second Philosophy'. Without a definitive criterion for what counts as 'science' and what doesn't, Second Philosophy can't be specified directly - 'trust only the methods of science!' or some such thing - so Maddy proceeds instead by illustratingthe behaviours of an idealized inquirer she calls the 'Second Philosopher'. This Second Philosopher begins from...
Second Philosophy by Penelope Maddy is 461 pages long, and a total of 115,711 words.
This makes it 156% the length of the average book. It also has 141% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 32 minutes to read Second Philosophy aloud.
Second Philosophy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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