
Contents
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
I— Conceptual Understanding I— Conceptual Understanding
-
II— The Scientific Image II— The Scientific Image
-
-
-
-
-
Eleven Naturalism Articulated
Get access-
Published:November 2015
Cite
Abstract
This chapter reviews the book’s constructive conception of naturalism about conceptual capacities and scientific understanding. It specifies four constitutive issues for a naturalistic conception, and the book’s response to them. That response makes two mutually supportive revisions to familiar approaches to naturalism. First, the book explicates conceptual understanding (intentionality) as biologically evolved capacities developed through niche construction, which co-evolve with the human lineage. The normativity of the resulting discursive practices is temporally constituted as two-dimensional, both articulating conceptual contents and holding them accountable to issues and stakes in our ongoing way of life. Second, scientific practices exemplify this account of conceptual normativity, which itself draws upon current scientific work. Scientific research expands and refines the space of reasons, rather than producing a comprehensive body of knowledge within it. Scientific work does not represent the world, but articulates it conceptually, through the interconnections of theoretical modeling with experimental systems. Conceptual development involves both the “internal” development of lawful conceptual domains, and their accountability to broader conceptual issues that account for their scientific significance. Naturalism thereby expresses a conceptual articulation of the natural world from within, rather than a “gods-eye” or “sideways-on” representation of the world and human understanding.
Sign in
Personal account
- Sign in with email/username & password
- Get email alerts
- Save searches
- Purchase content
- Activate your purchase/trial code
- Add your ORCID iD
Purchase
Our books are available by subscription or purchase to libraries and institutions.
Purchasing informationMonth: | Total Views: |
---|---|
August 2023 | 3 |
September 2023 | 1 |
November 2023 | 1 |
April 2024 | 2 |
June 2024 | 1 |
August 2024 | 3 |
Get help with access
Institutional access
Access to content on Oxford Academic is often provided through institutional subscriptions and purchases. If you are a member of an institution with an active account, you may be able to access content in one of the following ways:
IP based access
Typically, access is provided across an institutional network to a range of IP addresses. This authentication occurs automatically, and it is not possible to sign out of an IP authenticated account.
Sign in through your institution
Choose this option to get remote access when outside your institution. Shibboleth/Open Athens technology is used to provide single sign-on between your institution’s website and Oxford Academic.
If your institution is not listed or you cannot sign in to your institution’s website, please contact your librarian or administrator.
Sign in with a library card
Enter your library card number to sign in. If you cannot sign in, please contact your librarian.
Society Members
Society member access to a journal is achieved in one of the following ways:
Sign in through society site
Many societies offer single sign-on between the society website and Oxford Academic. If you see ‘Sign in through society site’ in the sign in pane within a journal:
If you do not have a society account or have forgotten your username or password, please contact your society.
Sign in using a personal account
Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members. See below.
Personal account
A personal account can be used to get email alerts, save searches, purchase content, and activate subscriptions.
Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members.
Viewing your signed in accounts
Click the account icon in the top right to:
Signed in but can't access content
Oxford Academic is home to a wide variety of products. The institutional subscription may not cover the content that you are trying to access. If you believe you should have access to that content, please contact your librarian.
Institutional account management
For librarians and administrators, your personal account also provides access to institutional account management. Here you will find options to view and activate subscriptions, manage institutional settings and access options, access usage statistics, and more.