Value and Representation - Mirsky, Stuart W.
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Addressing the epistemological question of how knowledge of a world is enabled in creatures like ourselves, Stuart W. Mirsky argues that moral claims can only be understood within the broader scope of valuational activities in general which form one of two essential pillars to make knowledge of a world possible. Without the capacity to value, he suggests, there can be neither referring nor asserting, both essential to our ability to conceive a world and live within it. Thus valuing can be seen to be a critical element in the formation of human knowledge, placing our ethical judgments on firmer…mehr

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Addressing the epistemological question of how knowledge of a world is enabled in creatures like ourselves, Stuart W. Mirsky argues that moral claims can only be understood within the broader scope of valuational activities in general which form one of two essential pillars to make knowledge of a world possible. Without the capacity to value, he suggests, there can be neither referring nor asserting, both essential to our ability to conceive a world and live within it. Thus valuing can be seen to be a critical element in the formation of human knowledge, placing our ethical judgments on firmer epistemic footing than contemporary philosophy has heretofore allowed.
Autorenporträt
Stuart W. Mirsky is the author of a number of other books including A Raft on the River (2006), the true story of a young girl's escape from the Nazis in World War II Poland, and two works of philosophy: Choice and Action (2014) and Value and Representation (2019), exploring the cognitive content of moral belief and decision-making. He previously wrote a bi-weekly column for a local newspaper for close to two decades, touching on social and political matters, and is a former bureaucrat with thirty years of public service.