Gerald Doppelt
Biographic Data
| ID | 5963905 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerald Doppelt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerald |
| FAMILY NAME | Doppelt |
| SIGNATURE | DOPPELT G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California San Diego |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Place of Self‐Respect in a Theory of Justice
This essay provides a critical examination of Rawls' (and Rawlsians') conception of self‐respect, the social bases of self‐respect, and the normative justification of equality in the social bases of self‐respect. I defend a rival account of these notions and the normative ideals at stake in political liberalism and a theory of social justice. I make the following arguments: (1) I argue that it is unreasonable to take self‐respect to be a primary …
Reconstructing Scientific Realism to Rebut the Pessimistic Meta-induction
This paper develops a stronger version of ‘inference-to-the-best explanation’ scientific realism. I argue against three standard assumptions of current realists: (1) realism is confirmed if it provides the best explanation of theories’ predictive success; (2) the realist claim that successful theories are always approximately true provides the best explanation of their success; and (3) realists are committed to giving the same sort of truth-based…
Empirical Success or Explanatory Success
Against the well-known objection that in the history of science there are many theories that are successful but false, Psillos offers a three-pronged defense of scientific realism as the best explanation for the success of science. Focusing on these, I criticize Psillos’ defense, arguing that each prong is weakened when we recognize that according to realist rebuttals of the underdetermination argument and versions of empiricism, realists are com…
Relativism and Reality
Book Review| January 01 2002 RELATIVISM AND REALITY: A CONTEMPORARY INTRODUCTION; SCIENTIFIC REALISM: HOW SCIENCE TRACKS TRUTH RELATIVISM AND REALITY: A CONTEMPORARY INTRODUCTION, SCIENTIFIC REALISM: HOW SCIENCE TRACKS TRUTH. By Robert Kirk. London and New York: Routledge, 1999. Pp ix, 180.; By Stathis Psillos. London and New York: Routledge, 1999. Pp xiii, 300. Gerald Doppelt Gerald Doppelt Search for other works by this author on: This Site Goo…
Relativism and Reality
Our thoughts about the world are clearly influenced by such things as point of view, temperament, past experience and culture. However, some thinkers go much further and argue that everything that exists depends on us, arguing that 'even reality is relative'. Can we accept such a claim in the face of events such as floods and other natural disasters or events seemingly beyond our control? 'Realists' argue that reality is independent of out thinki…
The Naturalist Conception of Methodological Standards in Science
In this essay, I criticize Laudan's view that methodological rules in science are best understood as hypothetical imperatives, for example, to realize cognitive aim A , follow method B. I criticize his idea that such rules are best evaluated by a naturalized philosophy of science which collects the empirical evidence bearing on the soundness of these rules. My claim is that this view yields a poor explanation of (1) the role of methodological rul…
Is Rawl's Kantian Liberalism Coherent and Defensible?
Rawls' Kantian ideal and the viability of modern liberalism
Rawlsian liberalism is best understood and defended on the basis of a concrete but widely shared ideal of the person as a rational agent capable of normative self‐determination in the proper political and economic conditions. In Rawls’ recent works, this neo‐Kantian ideal of free moral personality is no longer understood as a requirement of rational or moral agency as such, but is a concrete historical ideal or meta‐value presupposed by the livin…
Beyond Liberalism and Communitarianism
La justice economique rawlsienne et la critique communautaire. Defense du point de vue de Rawls et de sa fondation kantienne. Rawls et son ideal kantien de la personne. La redistribution economique chez Rawls et les contradictions de la societe liberale-democratique
The Philosophical Requirements for an Adequate Conception of Scientific Rationality
I argue that post-Kuhnian approaches to rational scientific change fail to appreciate several distinct philosophical requirements and relativist challenges that have been assumed to be, and may in fact be essential to any adequate conception of scientific rationality. These separate requirements and relativist challenges are clearly distinguished and motivated. My argument then focuses on Shapere's view that there are typically good reasons for s…
Relativism and the reticulational model of scientific rationality
Modernity and Conflict
In this essay, seek to provide a plausible alternative to Maclntyre’s bold and provocative conception of modernity. I contest his claim that modern social life is marked by (1) the absence of any shared paradigm of the good, tradition, and social morality; (2) rationally interminable normative conflict; (3) characteristically instrumental poweroriented social relations; and (4) the impossibility of genuine human achievement and virtue. I argue th…
Finocchiaro on rational explanation
Rawls' System of Justice
Dretske's Conception of Perception and Knowledge
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Relativism and the reticulational model of scientific rationality
Empirical Success or Explanatory Success
Against the well-known objection that in the history of science there are many theories that are successful but false, Psillos offers a three-pronged defense of scientific realism as the best explanation for the success of science. Focusing on these, I criticize Psillos’ defense, arguing that each prong is weakened when we recognize that according to realist rebuttals of the underdetermination argument and versions of empiricism, realists are com…
The Naturalist Conception of Methodological Standards in Science
In this essay, I criticize Laudan's view that methodological rules in science are best understood as hypothetical imperatives, for example, to realize cognitive aim A , follow method B. I criticize his idea that such rules are best evaluated by a naturalized philosophy of science which collects the empirical evidence bearing on the soundness of these rules. My claim is that this view yields a poor explanation of (1) the role of methodological rul…
Reconstructing Scientific Realism to Rebut the Pessimistic Meta-induction
This paper develops a stronger version of ‘inference-to-the-best explanation’ scientific realism. I argue against three standard assumptions of current realists: (1) realism is confirmed if it provides the best explanation of theories’ predictive success; (2) the realist claim that successful theories are always approximately true provides the best explanation of their success; and (3) realists are committed to giving the same sort of truth-based…
The Philosophical Requirements for an Adequate Conception of Scientific Rationality
I argue that post-Kuhnian approaches to rational scientific change fail to appreciate several distinct philosophical requirements and relativist challenges that have been assumed to be, and may in fact be essential to any adequate conception of scientific rationality. These separate requirements and relativist challenges are clearly distinguished and motivated. My argument then focuses on Shapere's view that there are typically good reasons for s…
Dretske's Conception of Perception and Knowledge
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Rawls' System of Justice
Modernity and Conflict
In this essay, seek to provide a plausible alternative to Maclntyre’s bold and provocative conception of modernity. I contest his claim that modern social life is marked by (1) the absence of any shared paradigm of the good, tradition, and social morality; (2) rationally interminable normative conflict; (3) characteristically instrumental poweroriented social relations; and (4) the impossibility of genuine human achievement and virtue. I argue th…
Finocchiaro on rational explanation
Relativism and the reticulational model of scientific rationality
Rawls' Kantian ideal and the viability of modern liberalism
Rawlsian liberalism is best understood and defended on the basis of a concrete but widely shared ideal of the person as a rational agent capable of normative self‐determination in the proper political and economic conditions. In Rawls’ recent works, this neo‐Kantian ideal of free moral personality is no longer understood as a requirement of rational or moral agency as such, but is a concrete historical ideal or meta‐value presupposed by the livin…
Beyond Liberalism and Communitarianism
La justice economique rawlsienne et la critique communautaire. Defense du point de vue de Rawls et de sa fondation kantienne. Rawls et son ideal kantien de la personne. La redistribution economique chez Rawls et les contradictions de la societe liberale-democratique
The Philosophical Requirements for an Adequate Conception of Scientific Rationality
I argue that post-Kuhnian approaches to rational scientific change fail to appreciate several distinct philosophical requirements and relativist challenges that have been assumed to be, and may in fact be essential to any adequate conception of scientific rationality. These separate requirements and relativist challenges are clearly distinguished and motivated. My argument then focuses on Shapere's view that there are typically good reasons for s…
Is Rawl's Kantian Liberalism Coherent and Defensible?
The Naturalist Conception of Methodological Standards in Science
In this essay, I criticize Laudan's view that methodological rules in science are best understood as hypothetical imperatives, for example, to realize cognitive aim A , follow method B. I criticize his idea that such rules are best evaluated by a naturalized philosophy of science which collects the empirical evidence bearing on the soundness of these rules. My claim is that this view yields a poor explanation of (1) the role of methodological rul…
Relativism and Reality
Book Review| January 01 2002 RELATIVISM AND REALITY: A CONTEMPORARY INTRODUCTION; SCIENTIFIC REALISM: HOW SCIENCE TRACKS TRUTH RELATIVISM AND REALITY: A CONTEMPORARY INTRODUCTION, SCIENTIFIC REALISM: HOW SCIENCE TRACKS TRUTH. By Robert Kirk. London and New York: Routledge, 1999. Pp ix, 180.; By Stathis Psillos. London and New York: Routledge, 1999. Pp xiii, 300. Gerald Doppelt Gerald Doppelt Search for other works by this author on: This Site Goo…
Relativism and Reality
Our thoughts about the world are clearly influenced by such things as point of view, temperament, past experience and culture. However, some thinkers go much further and argue that everything that exists depends on us, arguing that 'even reality is relative'. Can we accept such a claim in the face of events such as floods and other natural disasters or events seemingly beyond our control? 'Realists' argue that reality is independent of out thinki…
Empirical Success or Explanatory Success
Against the well-known objection that in the history of science there are many theories that are successful but false, Psillos offers a three-pronged defense of scientific realism as the best explanation for the success of science. Focusing on these, I criticize Psillos’ defense, arguing that each prong is weakened when we recognize that according to realist rebuttals of the underdetermination argument and versions of empiricism, realists are com…
Reconstructing Scientific Realism to Rebut the Pessimistic Meta-induction
This paper develops a stronger version of ‘inference-to-the-best explanation’ scientific realism. I argue against three standard assumptions of current realists: (1) realism is confirmed if it provides the best explanation of theories’ predictive success; (2) the realist claim that successful theories are always approximately true provides the best explanation of their success; and (3) realists are committed to giving the same sort of truth-based…
The Place of Self‐Respect in a Theory of Justice
This essay provides a critical examination of Rawls' (and Rawlsians') conception of self‐respect, the social bases of self‐respect, and the normative justification of equality in the social bases of self‐respect. I defend a rival account of these notions and the normative ideals at stake in political liberalism and a theory of social justice. I make the following arguments: (1) I argue that it is unreasonable to take self‐respect to be a primary …
Epistemology (15 works) · Philosophy (15 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Law (6 works) · Philosophy of science (6 works) · Political Philosophy and Ethics (6 works) · Economic Justice (5 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (5 works) · Philosophy, Science, and History (5 works) · Political science (5 works)