Constructing the World by Chalmers, David J. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Scrutability and the Aufbau

1 Primitive Concepts 2 Objections to the Aufbau 3 From Definitional to a priori Scrutability 4 From Descriptions to Intensions 5 The Scrutability base 6 Reviving the Aufbau First Excursus: Scrutability and Knowability Second Excursus: The Inscrutability of Reference and the Scrutability of Truth

Chapter 2 Varieties of Scrutability

1 Scrutability Theses 2 Sentences or Propositions? 3 Inferential Scrutability 4 Conditional Scrutability 5 A priori Scrutability 6 Generalized Scrutability 7 Idealization 8 Objections from Idealization Third Excursus: Sentential and Propositional Scrutability Fourth Excursus: Warrants and Support Structures Fifth Excursus: Insulated Idealization and the Problem of Self-Doubt

Chapter 3 Adventures with a Cosmoscope

1 A scrutability base108 2 The Cosmoscope Argument 3 The Argument from Elimination 4 The argument from knowability 5 Inferential Scrutability with a Cosmoscope 6 Conditional Scrutability 7 The Objection from Recognitional Capacities 8 The Objection from Counterfactuals Sixth Excursus: Totality Truths and Indexical Truths

Chapter 4 The Case for A Priori Scrutability

1 From Conditional to A Priori Scrutability 2 The Argument from Suspension of belief 3 The Argument from Frontloading 4 Causal roles, Mediating roles, and Justifying roles 5 Generalized A Priori Scrutability 6 Objections from self-knowledge 7 Objections from Theories of Concepts and Reference 8 Objections from Acquaintance and from Nonpropositional Evidence 9 The Objection from Empirical Inference Seventh Excursus: Varieties of Apriority Eighth Excursus: Recent Challenges to the A Priori

Chapter 5 Revisability and Conceptual Change

1 Introduction 2 The Arguments of ‘Two Dogmas’200 3 Carnap on Intensions 4 A Carnapian Response 5 Refining Carnap’s account 6 A Bayesian Analysis of holding-true 7 A Bayesian Analysis of Revisability 8 Quinean Objections 9 Conclusion Ninth Excursus: Scrutability and Conceptual Dynamics Tenth Excursus: Constructing Epistemic Space Eleventh Excursus: Constructing Fregean Senses

Chapter 6 Hard Cases

1 Introduction 2 Mathematical truths 3 Normative and Evaluative truths 4 Ontological truths 5 Other Philosophical truths 6 Modal truths 7 Intentional truths 8 Social truths 9 Deferential terms 10 Names 11 Metalinguistic truths 12 Indexicals and Demonstratives 13 Vagueness 14 Secondary Qualities 15 Macrophysical truths 16 Counterfactual truths 17 Conclusion Twelfth Excursus: Scrutability and the Unity of Science

Chapter 7 Minimizing the Base

1 Introduction 2 Heuristics 3 Microphysical Expressions 4 Color, other Secondary Qualities, and mass 5 Spatiotemporal Expressions 6 Causal and nomic Expressions 7 Phenomenal Expressions 8 Compression using laws 9 Quiddities 10 Other Expressions 11 Packages Thirteenth Excursus: From the Aufbau to the Canberra Plan Fourteenth Excursus: Epistemic Rigidity and Super-Rigidity

Chapter 8 The Structure of the World

Glossary Bibliography Index Footnotes