Rethinking Intuition The Psychology of Intuition and its Role in Philosophical Inquiry

by DePaul, Michael R.; Ramsey, William; Bealer, George; Cummings, Robert; DePaul, Michael; Foley, Richard; Goldman, Alvin; Gopnik, Alison; Graham, George; Gutting, Gary; Horgan, Tery; Horowitz, Tamara; Kornblith, Hilary; Pust, Joel; Rosch, E; Shafir, Eldar;

• ISBN13: 9780847687961
• ISBN10: 0847687961
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-10-09
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Ancients and moderns alike have constructed arguments and assessed theories on the basis of common sense and intuitive judgments. Yet, despite the important role intuitions play in philosophy, there has been little reflection on fundamental questions concerning the sort of data intuitions provide, how they are supposed to lead us to the truth, and why we should treat them as important. In addition, recent psychological research seems to pose serious challenges to traditional intuition-driven philosophical inquiry. Rethinking Intuition brings together a distinguished group of philosophers and psychologists to discuss these important issues. Students and scholars in both fields will find this book to be of great value.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
"Rethinking Intuition": A Historical and Metaphilosophical Introduction	p. 3
Family Resemblances: Studies in the Internal Structure of Categories	p. 17
The Psychology of Intuition	p. 45
Philosophical Intuitions and Cognitive Mechanisms	p. 59
Whose Concepts Are They, Anyway? The Role of Philosophical Intuition in Empirical Psychology	p. 75
Reflective Equilibrium, Analytic Epistemology and the Problem of Cognitive Diversity	p. 95
Reflection on Reflective Equilibrium	p. 113
The Role of Intuition in Philosophical Inquiry: An Account with No Unnatural Ingredients	p. 129
Philosophical Intuitions and Psychological Theory	p. 143
Prototypes and Conceptual Analysis	p. 161
Philosophical Theory and Intuitional Evidence	p. 179
Intuition and the Autonomy of Philosophy	p. 201
Rationality and Intellectual Self-Trust	p. 241
Minimal Intuition	p. 257
Southern Fundamentalism and the End of Philosophy	p. 271
Why Bother with Reflective Equilibrium?	p. 293
Reference List	p. 311
Index	p. 327
About the Contributors	p. 333
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