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| Circularity: Circularity is an expression for the problem that something cannot be explained by itself. The problem arises, for example, when, in an attempted definition, no independent second expression is found for an object or for the relations of this object to other objects. See also circle, vicious circle principle, totality, wholes, type theory, self-reference. _____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Hartry Field on Circularity - Dictionary of Arguments
II 365 Justification/"good" circle/circular/Field: (Black, 1958(1), Dummett 1978(2), Friedman 1979(3), van Cleve, 1984(4)) E.g.: A deductive explanation of deduction gives us a kind of reasonable explanation as to why we should prefer it to alternatives. Field: that is an explanation, but not a justification. An explanation can only be a justification if there is a risk that there is no explanation at all. II 386 Circular/Circularity/circular/Cognitive Theory/Induction/Field: the circle is an undeniable fundamental fact of epistemology: we need factual beliefs, which in turn can only be achieved by means of induction rules or perceptual rules. >Induction. 1. Black, Max. 1958. Self-supporting Inductive Arguments. Journal of PHilosophy 55, 718-25 2. Dummett, Michael. 1978. Truth and Other Enigmas. Cambridge, MA, USA: Harvard University Press 3. Friedman, Michael. 1979. Truth and Confirmation. Journal of Philosophy 76, 361-82 4. van Cleve, James. 1984. Reliability, Justification, and the Problem of Induction. Midwest Studies in Philosophy 9 (1):555-567_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Field I H. Field Realism, Mathematics and Modality Oxford New York 1989 Field II H. Field Truth and the Absence of Fact Oxford New York 2001 Field III H. Field Science without numbers Princeton New Jersey 1980 Field IV Hartry Field "Realism and Relativism", The Journal of Philosophy, 76 (1982), pp. 553-67 In Theories of Truth, Paul Horwich, Aldershot 1994 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-24