Stroud, Hegel, Heidegger: A Transcendental Argument

This paper presents an original, ambitious, truth-directed transcendental argument for the existence of an ‘external world’. It begins with a double-headed starting-point: Stroud’s own remarks on the necessary conditions of language in general, and Hegel’s critique of the “fear of error.” The paper...

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Publié dans:International journal for the study of skepticism
Auteur principal: Davies, Kim 1966- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill 2018
Dans: International journal for the study of skepticism
Année: 2018, Volume: 8, Numéro: 3, Pages: 167-191
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich 1770-1831 / Heidegger, Martin 1889-1976 / Stroud, Barry 1935-2019 / Transcendance / Existence
B Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich 1770-1831 / Heidegger, Martin 1889-1976 / Stroud, Barry 1935-2019 / Transcendance / Existence / Monde extérieur
Sujets non-standardisés:B Transcendental Argument external world Stroud Hegel Heidegger necessary conditions of the possibility of language necessary conditions of the possibility of error
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Résumé:This paper presents an original, ambitious, truth-directed transcendental argument for the existence of an ‘external world’. It begins with a double-headed starting-point: Stroud’s own remarks on the necessary conditions of language in general, and Hegel’s critique of the “fear of error.” The paper argues that the sceptical challenge requires a particular critical concept of thought as that which may diverge from reality, and that this concept is possible only through reflection on situations of error, in which how things are thought (or experienced) to be diverges from how things really are with independent items in an objective world. The existence of such a world is therefore a necessary condition of the possibility of scepticism: such scepticism is therefore false. I defend the argument against objections from Stroud’s sceptic and others. Drawing on Heidegger, the paper concludes by indicating that the chain of necessary conditions includes practical engagement with the world.
ISSN:2210-5700
Contient:In: International journal for the study of skepticism
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22105700-20171282