John F Post
Biographic Data
| ID | 1055823 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John F Post |
| GIVEN NAMES | John F |
| FAMILY NAME | Post |
| SIGNATURE | POST J F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vanderbilt University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1965 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Naturalism, Reduction and Normativity: Pressing from Below
David Papineau's model of scientific reduction, contrary to his intent, appears to enable a naturalist realist account of the primitive normativity involved in a biological adaptation's being “for” this or that (say the eye's being for seeing). By disabling the crucial anti‐naturalist arguments against any such reduction, his model would support a cogni‐tivist semantics for normative claims like “The heart is for pumping blood, and defective if i…
White Queen Psychology and Other Essays for Alice
On the Nature and Existence of God
First published in 1991, Richard M. Gale's classic book is a response to and critique of new, contemporary arguments for the existence of God from analytical philosophers. Considering concepts including time, free will, personhood, actuality and the objectivity of experience, Gale evaluates the new versions of cosmological, ontological, pragmatic and religious experience arguments that emerged in the late-twentieth century. Presented in a fresh t…
Perceiving God: The Epistemology of Religious Experience . William P. Alston
The Faces of Existence: An Essay in Nonreductive Metaphysics
A Realistic Theory of Science
It is the main contention of Cliff Hooker's new book that a realistic theory of science, a theory which gives a good account of what actually goes on in science, should be based on realism. Many readers of this journal may disagree. They may be inclined to the view that a realistic theory of science must attribute a significant social component to scientific knowledge, and would see such a theory as incompatible with realism. I do not, however, b…
Dance, Dialogue, and Despair: Existentialist Philosophy and Education for Peace in Israel , by Haim Gordon
The Faces of Existence: An Essay in Nonreductive Metaphysics
Philosophy of Religion
PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION Faith and Reason By Richard Swinburne Oxford University Press, 1981 pages $23.00 John F Post John F Post Vanderbilt University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume LI, Issue 4, December 1983, Pages 707-b–708, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/LI.4.707-b Published: 01 December 1983
Infinite regresses of justification and of explanation
Can Theories Be Refuted? Essays on the Duhem-Quine Thesis . Sandra G. Harding
Propositions, Possible Languages and the Liar's Revenge
Does Knowing Make a Difference to What is Known
Journal Article Does Knowing Make a Difference to What is Known? Get access John F. Post John F. Post University of California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 15, Issue 60, July 1965, Pages 220–228, https://doi.org/10.2307/2217598 Published: 01 July 1965
A Realistic Theory of Science
It is the main contention of Cliff Hooker's new book that a realistic theory of science, a theory which gives a good account of what actually goes on in science, should be based on realism. Many readers of this journal may disagree. They may be inclined to the view that a realistic theory of science must attribute a significant social component to scientific knowledge, and would see such a theory as incompatible with realism. I do not, however, b…
Naturalism, Reduction and Normativity: Pressing from Below
David Papineau's model of scientific reduction, contrary to his intent, appears to enable a naturalist realist account of the primitive normativity involved in a biological adaptation's being “for” this or that (say the eye's being for seeing). By disabling the crucial anti‐naturalist arguments against any such reduction, his model would support a cogni‐tivist semantics for normative claims like “The heart is for pumping blood, and defective if i…
On the Nature and Existence of God
First published in 1991, Richard M. Gale's classic book is a response to and critique of new, contemporary arguments for the existence of God from analytical philosophers. Considering concepts including time, free will, personhood, actuality and the objectivity of experience, Gale evaluates the new versions of cosmological, ontological, pragmatic and religious experience arguments that emerged in the late-twentieth century. Presented in a fresh t…
White Queen Psychology and Other Essays for Alice
The Faces of Existence: An Essay in Nonreductive Metaphysics
Does Knowing Make a Difference to What is Known
Journal Article Does Knowing Make a Difference to What is Known? Get access John F. Post John F. Post University of California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 15, Issue 60, July 1965, Pages 220–228, https://doi.org/10.2307/2217598 Published: 01 July 1965
Propositions, Possible Languages and the Liar's Revenge
Can Theories Be Refuted? Essays on the Duhem-Quine Thesis . Sandra G. Harding
Infinite regresses of justification and of explanation
Philosophy of Religion
PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION Faith and Reason By Richard Swinburne Oxford University Press, 1981 pages $23.00 John F Post John F Post Vanderbilt University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume LI, Issue 4, December 1983, Pages 707-b–708, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/LI.4.707-b Published: 01 December 1983
The Faces of Existence: An Essay in Nonreductive Metaphysics
A Realistic Theory of Science
It is the main contention of Cliff Hooker's new book that a realistic theory of science, a theory which gives a good account of what actually goes on in science, should be based on realism. Many readers of this journal may disagree. They may be inclined to the view that a realistic theory of science must attribute a significant social component to scientific knowledge, and would see such a theory as incompatible with realism. I do not, however, b…
Dance, Dialogue, and Despair: Existentialist Philosophy and Education for Peace in Israel , by Haim Gordon
The Faces of Existence: An Essay in Nonreductive Metaphysics
On the Nature and Existence of God
First published in 1991, Richard M. Gale's classic book is a response to and critique of new, contemporary arguments for the existence of God from analytical philosophers. Considering concepts including time, free will, personhood, actuality and the objectivity of experience, Gale evaluates the new versions of cosmological, ontological, pragmatic and religious experience arguments that emerged in the late-twentieth century. Presented in a fresh t…
Perceiving God: The Epistemology of Religious Experience . William P. Alston
White Queen Psychology and Other Essays for Alice
Naturalism, Reduction and Normativity: Pressing from Below
David Papineau's model of scientific reduction, contrary to his intent, appears to enable a naturalist realist account of the primitive normativity involved in a biological adaptation's being “for” this or that (say the eye's being for seeing). By disabling the crucial anti‐naturalist arguments against any such reduction, his model would support a cogni‐tivist semantics for normative claims like “The heart is for pumping blood, and defective if i…
Philosophy (12 works) · Epistemology (11 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (4 works) · Metaphysics (4 works) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (3 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (3 works) · Religious studies (3 works) · Theology and Philosophy of Evil (3 works)