Jack W Meiland
Biographic Data
| ID | 3768066 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jack W Meiland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jack W |
| FAMILY NAME | Meiland |
| SIGNATURE | MEILAND J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1963 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Cognitive Schemes and Truth as an Ideal
The Meanings of a Text
Journal Article THE MEANINGS OF A TEXT Get access Jack W. Meiland Jack W. Meiland Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 21, Issue 3, SUMMER 1981, Pages 195–203, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjaesthetics/21.3.195 Published: 01 March 1981
Relativism, Criteria, and Truth
Journal Article Relativism, Criteria, and Truth Get access Jack W. Meiland Jack W. Meiland The University of Michigan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 30, Issue 120, July 1980, Pages 229–231, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219244 Published: 01 July 1980
Is Protagorean Relativism Self-Refuting?
This paper first explains why the charge of self-refutation against extreme relativism is so important and then defends extreme relativism against two of the most recent and most sophisticated accusations of self-refutation. It is shown that these accusations seem plausible only because they illicitly employ principles appropriate only to absolute truth; hence these accusations are unsound. One central topic of discussion in the paper is the rela…
Interpretation as a Cognitive Discipline
Jack W. Meiland INTERPRETATION AS A COGNITIVE DISCIPLINE Interpretation is the fundamental method of the humanities. The humanist is concerned first to understand what a text, a speech, a work of art, means; and interpretation has this understanding as its goal. All of the other activities and aims of the humanist depend on interpretation. One cannot properly appreciate a work of art until one grasps what it means. Nor can one appropriately evalu…
Kuhn, Scheffler, and Objectivity in Science
In his valuable book [3], Israel Scheffler presents an extended critique of Thomas Kuhn's philosophy of science. Scheffler argues against Kuhn's “main thesis,” namely that “... paradigm change in science is not generally subject to deliberation and critical assessment” ([3], p. 89). Scheffler does recognize, though, that there are important elements of Kuhn's view that themselves seem to conflict with this “main thesis.” For these elements seem t…
The Historical Relativism of Charles A. Beard
The relativistic views of the eminent American historian Charles A. Beard have attracted much attention since their first appearance in the 1930s. Beard's essays on this topic have been widely anthologized and used as exemplars of the relativist position.' His views have left a lasting impact on the theory and practice of historians themselves.2 Since Beard's influence is widespread and undeniable, I think it important to see exactly what those v…
Talking about Particulars
Talking About Particulars
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Talking About Particulars. By Jack W. Meiland. (London : Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1970. Pp. xiv + 168. Price £2.25) P. F. Strawson P. F. Strawson Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 21, Issue 84, July 1971, Pages 276–277, https://doi.org/10.2307/2218144 Published: 01 July 1971
The Nature of Intention
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access The Nature of Intention. By Jack W. Meiland. (London : Methuen. 1970. Pp. viii + 136. Price 35s) T. E. Wilkerson T. E. Wilkerson Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 20, Issue 81, October 1970, Pages 402–403, https://doi.org/10.2307/2217665 Published: 01 October 1970
Scepticism and Historical Knowledge
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Scepticism and Historical Knowledge. By Jack W. Meiland. (New York : Random House. 1965. Pp. x + 209. Price paper $1.95). Alan Donagan Alan Donagan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 17, Issue 66, January 1967, Pages 85–86, https://doi.org/10.2307/2218381 Published: 01 January 1967
Scepticism and Historical Knowledge
Are There Unintentional Actions
JN MUCH of the recent work on the concept of human action, it has been assumed that there are various kinds of actionsintentional, unintentional, voluntary, involuntary, and so on. A. I. Melden writes, in the course of discussing motives, that the action of signaling before making turn in one's automobile is a full-blooded example of an intentional action,2 and G. E. M. Anscombe states explicitly that actions can be either intentional or unintent…
Motives and Ends
Journal Article Motives and Ends Get access J. W. Meiland J. W. Meiland University of Michigan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 13, Issue 50, January 1963, Pages 64–71, https://doi.org/10.2307/2217008 Published: 01 January 1963
Kuhn, Scheffler, and Objectivity in Science
In his valuable book [3], Israel Scheffler presents an extended critique of Thomas Kuhn's philosophy of science. Scheffler argues against Kuhn's “main thesis,” namely that “... paradigm change in science is not generally subject to deliberation and critical assessment” ([3], p. 89). Scheffler does recognize, though, that there are important elements of Kuhn's view that themselves seem to conflict with this “main thesis.” For these elements seem t…
The Meanings of a Text
Journal Article THE MEANINGS OF A TEXT Get access Jack W. Meiland Jack W. Meiland Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 21, Issue 3, SUMMER 1981, Pages 195–203, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjaesthetics/21.3.195 Published: 01 March 1981
Are There Unintentional Actions
JN MUCH of the recent work on the concept of human action, it has been assumed that there are various kinds of actionsintentional, unintentional, voluntary, involuntary, and so on. A. I. Melden writes, in the course of discussing motives, that the action of signaling before making turn in one's automobile is a full-blooded example of an intentional action,2 and G. E. M. Anscombe states explicitly that actions can be either intentional or unintent…
Motives and Ends
Journal Article Motives and Ends Get access J. W. Meiland J. W. Meiland University of Michigan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 13, Issue 50, January 1963, Pages 64–71, https://doi.org/10.2307/2217008 Published: 01 January 1963
Scepticism and Historical Knowledge
Scepticism and Historical Knowledge
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Scepticism and Historical Knowledge. By Jack W. Meiland. (New York : Random House. 1965. Pp. x + 209. Price paper $1.95). Alan Donagan Alan Donagan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 17, Issue 66, January 1967, Pages 85–86, https://doi.org/10.2307/2218381 Published: 01 January 1967
The Nature of Intention
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access The Nature of Intention. By Jack W. Meiland. (London : Methuen. 1970. Pp. viii + 136. Price 35s) T. E. Wilkerson T. E. Wilkerson Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 20, Issue 81, October 1970, Pages 402–403, https://doi.org/10.2307/2217665 Published: 01 October 1970
Talking About Particulars
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Talking About Particulars. By Jack W. Meiland. (London : Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1970. Pp. xiv + 168. Price £2.25) P. F. Strawson P. F. Strawson Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 21, Issue 84, July 1971, Pages 276–277, https://doi.org/10.2307/2218144 Published: 01 July 1971
Talking about Particulars
The Historical Relativism of Charles A. Beard
The relativistic views of the eminent American historian Charles A. Beard have attracted much attention since their first appearance in the 1930s. Beard's essays on this topic have been widely anthologized and used as exemplars of the relativist position.' His views have left a lasting impact on the theory and practice of historians themselves.2 Since Beard's influence is widespread and undeniable, I think it important to see exactly what those v…
Kuhn, Scheffler, and Objectivity in Science
In his valuable book [3], Israel Scheffler presents an extended critique of Thomas Kuhn's philosophy of science. Scheffler argues against Kuhn's “main thesis,” namely that “... paradigm change in science is not generally subject to deliberation and critical assessment” ([3], p. 89). Scheffler does recognize, though, that there are important elements of Kuhn's view that themselves seem to conflict with this “main thesis.” For these elements seem t…
Interpretation as a Cognitive Discipline
Jack W. Meiland INTERPRETATION AS A COGNITIVE DISCIPLINE Interpretation is the fundamental method of the humanities. The humanist is concerned first to understand what a text, a speech, a work of art, means; and interpretation has this understanding as its goal. All of the other activities and aims of the humanist depend on interpretation. One cannot properly appreciate a work of art until one grasps what it means. Nor can one appropriately evalu…
Is Protagorean Relativism Self-Refuting?
This paper first explains why the charge of self-refutation against extreme relativism is so important and then defends extreme relativism against two of the most recent and most sophisticated accusations of self-refutation. It is shown that these accusations seem plausible only because they illicitly employ principles appropriate only to absolute truth; hence these accusations are unsound. One central topic of discussion in the paper is the rela…
Relativism, Criteria, and Truth
Journal Article Relativism, Criteria, and Truth Get access Jack W. Meiland Jack W. Meiland The University of Michigan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 30, Issue 120, July 1980, Pages 229–231, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219244 Published: 01 July 1980
The Meanings of a Text
Journal Article THE MEANINGS OF A TEXT Get access Jack W. Meiland Jack W. Meiland Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 21, Issue 3, SUMMER 1981, Pages 195–203, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjaesthetics/21.3.195 Published: 01 March 1981
Cognitive Schemes and Truth as an Ideal
Philosophy (12 works) · Epistemology (10 works) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · History (3 works) · Library science (3 works) · Philosophical Ethics and Theory (3 works) · Relativism (3 works) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (2 works) · Classics (2 works)