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The Poetic of Reason: Introducing Rational Poetic Experimentalism
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This book makes the attempt to wed reason and the poetic. The tool for this attempt is Rational Poetic Experimentalism (RPE), which is introduced and explored in this book. According to RPE, it makes sense to look for poetic elements in human reality (including reason), outside of the realm of imaginative literature. Provocatively, RPE contends that philosophy’s search for truth has not been a great success so far. So, why not experiment with philosophical concepts and look for thought-provoking ideas by employing the principles of RPE, instead of fruitlessly searching for truths using conventional methods?
Stefán Snævarr is Professor of Philosophy at the Norway Inland University, Lillehammer, Norway. His main professional interests lie broadly within the field of aesthetics. His last book in English was
Metaphors, Narratives, Emotions. Their Interplay and Impact (Rodopi, 2010).
Preface
Part A
Rational Poetic Experimentalism
Section I
Introducing the
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Introduction to Section
i
, Part
a
1 Experimental Philosophy and the Literary
Introducing the Literary
Experiments and Philosophy
Responses and Rejoinders
Conclusion
2
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and Its Methodology
Nozick’s Pluralist and Aesthetic View of Philosophy
The Proliferation of Possibilities and the Destab
Quasi-induction and Inference to the Least Bad Explanation
Objections and Responses
Conclusion
Conclusion and Summary of Section
i
, Part
a
section II
Philosophy and Literature: The No-Gap Theory
Introduction to Section
ii
, Part
a
1 Discussing Definitions Preparing the Ground for the No-Gap Theory
The Concept of Philosophy
The Concepts of the Literary and Imaginative Literature
The Institutional Theory
Amoebaean Concepts
Conclusion
2 Fleshing Out the No-Gap Theory
The Indicators
The Similarities between Philosophy and Literature
Conclusion
3 The No-Gap Theory and the Problem of Progress
Cognitive Progress
Williamson on Progress in Philosophy
Other Thinkers on Progress
Progress and the Proliferation of Possibilities
Rejoinders and Responses
Conclusion
Conclusion and Summary of Section
ii
, Part
a
section III
Destabing and the Literary Factors
Introduction to Section
iii
, Part
a
1 The Might of Metaphors On Metaphorism
Introduction to Metaphors and Max Black’s Theories
The Tropical Side of Language
Goodman on Metaphors
Metaphorism: Generative Metaphorics
Ricœur: Live Metaphors and Split Reference
Ricœur: Emotions, Creativity, and Imagination
Ricœur: The Cognitive Function of Metaphors
The Alethetic Theory of Metaphoric Understanding
Metaphors only Shadows of Literal Meaning?
Conclusion
2 In the Beginning Was the Story On Narrativism
Introducing Narratives and Stories
The Narrativist Argument: Carr
The Narrative Realist Argument: Dray and Schapp
Blending Theory and Narrativism
Mink and Narration as Cognition
Ricœur and the Rule of Narratives
The
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and Narrativism
Lamarque’s Criticism of Narrativism
Conclusion
3 Is Reality a Fiction? On Fictionalism
Introducing Fictionalism (and Its Forefathers)
Walton and Make-Believe
Different Kinds of Fictionalism
Make-Believe and Mathematics
Fictionalism and the
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A Note on Imagination and Creativity
Critical Comments
Conclusion
Conclusion and Summary of Section
iii
, Part
a
Part
b
The Poetic of Reason
section
i
Introducing the Poetic of Reason
Introduction to Section
i
, Part
b
1 Preliminary Notes on Reason
Reason, Truth, and Evaluation
Logic and Reason
Induction and Abduction
More about Deduction
Rejoinders and Replies
Conclusion
2 Linguistic Rationalism and the Nobel Art of Destabing
Preparatory Notes on Some Analytical Schools
Habermas, Apel, Reason, and Language
Is Reason Really Rational?
First Destabing: Language
Second Destabing: Linguistic Rationalism
Third Destabing: Practical Reason
Rejoinders and Responses
Conclusion
3 The Poetic of Models
Metaphors and Models
A Note on Metaphors, Causal Reference, and Generalizations
Critics of Models and Metaphors
Models as Fictions
Models and Narratives: The Poetic of Science
Responses to Possible Objections
Conclusion
4 Relativism and Conceptual Schemes
Relativism and Incommensurability
Davidson’s Criticism of Incommensurabilism
Defending Schemism
Conclusion
5 The Reasons of Relativism, the Relativity of Reason
Goodman and the Plurality of Worlds
Margolis and Relativism
Rorty and Relativism
Lingualism, Science, Reality, Skepticism
Conclusion
6 Rhetoric, Science, and Literature
The Rhetoric of Science (Destabing Science)
Novels as Models, Multivalentism and Literature
Conclusion
Conclusion and Summary of Section
i
, Part
b
section
ii
The Poetic of Reason (
ii
): Feelings, Disclosure, Background
Introduction to Section
ii
, Part
b
1 Feelings
Emotions and Feelings: Cognitive Theories
Goldie on Emotions, the Body, and Subjectivity
Taylor’s Hermeneutic Cognitivism
Feeling, Cognition, Art, Science, Values
Intuition and Imagination
Conclusion
2 The Poetic of Emotions
Emotions and Metaphors
Narratives and Emotions
Fictions and the Meeting Places of the Threesome
Conclusion
3 Deflated Disclosure
Heidegger’s World Disclosure
Introducing Deflated Disclosure
Literature and f-d-e-Disclosing
Disclosism and Rationality
Conclusion
4 Background and Literature
The Background
The Literary Factors, Artworks, and the Ineffable
Conclusion
5 The Amoebae of Reason Concluding Comments on Rationality
Reason and the Poetic
Rationality Again
The Crossword Puzzle of Reason
Conclusion
Conclusion and Summary of Section
ii
, Part
b
Concluding the Book
Concluding the Experiments, Concluding the Book
Conclusion of the Conclusion
A Concluding Personal Note
Bibliography
Index
Part A
Rational Poetic Experimentalism
Section I
Introducing the
Introduction to Section
1 Experimental Philosophy and the Literary
Introducing the Literary
Experiments and Philosophy
Responses and Rejoinders
Conclusion
2
Nozick’s Pluralist and Aesthetic View of Philosophy
The Proliferation of Possibilities and the Destab
Quasi-induction and Inference to the Least Bad Explanation
Objections and Responses
Conclusion
Conclusion and Summary of Section
section II
Philosophy and Literature: The No-Gap Theory
Introduction to Section
1 Discussing Definitions Preparing the Ground for the No-Gap Theory
The Concept of Philosophy
The Concepts of the Literary and Imaginative Literature
The Institutional Theory
Amoebaean Concepts
Conclusion
2 Fleshing Out the No-Gap Theory
The Indicators
The Similarities between Philosophy and Literature
Conclusion
3 The No-Gap Theory and the Problem of Progress
Cognitive Progress
Williamson on Progress in Philosophy
Other Thinkers on Progress
Progress and the Proliferation of Possibilities
Rejoinders and Responses
Conclusion
Conclusion and Summary of Section
section III
Destabing and the Literary Factors
Introduction to Section
1 The Might of Metaphors On Metaphorism
Introduction to Metaphors and Max Black’s Theories
The Tropical Side of Language
Goodman on Metaphors
Metaphorism: Generative Metaphorics
Ricœur: Live Metaphors and Split Reference
Ricœur: Emotions, Creativity, and Imagination
Ricœur: The Cognitive Function of Metaphors
The Alethetic Theory of Metaphoric Understanding
Metaphors only Shadows of Literal Meaning?
Conclusion
2 In the Beginning Was the Story On Narrativism
Introducing Narratives and Stories
The Narrativist Argument: Carr
The Narrative Realist Argument: Dray and Schapp
Blending Theory and Narrativism
Mink and Narration as Cognition
Ricœur and the Rule of Narratives
The
Lamarque’s Criticism of Narrativism
Conclusion
3 Is Reality a Fiction? On Fictionalism
Introducing Fictionalism (and Its Forefathers)
Walton and Make-Believe
Different Kinds of Fictionalism
Make-Believe and Mathematics
Fictionalism and the
A Note on Imagination and Creativity
Critical Comments
Conclusion
Conclusion and Summary of Section
Part
The Poetic of Reason
section
Introducing the Poetic of Reason
Introduction to Section
1 Preliminary Notes on Reason
Reason, Truth, and Evaluation
Logic and Reason
Induction and Abduction
More about Deduction
Rejoinders and Replies
Conclusion
2 Linguistic Rationalism and the Nobel Art of Destabing
Preparatory Notes on Some Analytical Schools
Habermas, Apel, Reason, and Language
Is Reason Really Rational?
First Destabing: Language
Second Destabing: Linguistic Rationalism
Third Destabing: Practical Reason
Rejoinders and Responses
Conclusion
3 The Poetic of Models
Metaphors and Models
A Note on Metaphors, Causal Reference, and Generalizations
Critics of Models and Metaphors
Models as Fictions
Models and Narratives: The Poetic of Science
Responses to Possible Objections
Conclusion
4 Relativism and Conceptual Schemes
Relativism and Incommensurability
Davidson’s Criticism of Incommensurabilism
Defending Schemism
Conclusion
5 The Reasons of Relativism, the Relativity of Reason
Goodman and the Plurality of Worlds
Margolis and Relativism
Rorty and Relativism
Lingualism, Science, Reality, Skepticism
Conclusion
6 Rhetoric, Science, and Literature
The Rhetoric of Science (Destabing Science)
Novels as Models, Multivalentism and Literature
Conclusion
Conclusion and Summary of Section
section
The Poetic of Reason (
Introduction to Section
1 Feelings
Emotions and Feelings: Cognitive Theories
Goldie on Emotions, the Body, and Subjectivity
Taylor’s Hermeneutic Cognitivism
Feeling, Cognition, Art, Science, Values
Intuition and Imagination
Conclusion
2 The Poetic of Emotions
Emotions and Metaphors
Narratives and Emotions
Fictions and the Meeting Places of the Threesome
Conclusion
3 Deflated Disclosure
Heidegger’s World Disclosure
Introducing Deflated Disclosure
Literature and f-d-e-Disclosing
Disclosism and Rationality
Conclusion
4 Background and Literature
The Background
The Literary Factors, Artworks, and the Ineffable
Conclusion
5 The Amoebae of Reason Concluding Comments on Rationality
Reason and the Poetic
Rationality Again
The Crossword Puzzle of Reason
Conclusion
Conclusion and Summary of Section
Concluding the Book
Concluding the Experiments, Concluding the Book
Conclusion of the Conclusion
A Concluding Personal Note
Bibliography
Index
The primary readership consists of students, researchers and professors of philosophy, but could also include literary theorists and even psychologists.