Introduction
Chapter 1: Realism, Ontology and Objectivity
Chapter 2: Self-Evidence, Proof and Disagreement
Chapter 3: Observation and Indispensability
Chapter 4: Genealogical Debunking Arguments
Chapter 5: Explaining our Reliability
Chapter 6: Realism, Objectivity and Evaluation
Conclusions
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"Morality and Mathematics is
a terrific book on the epistemological issues faced by realist views in
mathematics and morality. Clarke-Doane provides a far more nuanced
discussion of these issues than I've seen elsewhere, with sensitivity
to what is common in the two domains, and what is different, and to the
extent to which the apparent differences hide an underlying similarity.
It is sure to become the standard work on this subject." --Hartry
Field (NYU)
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"Justin
Clarke-Doane identifies and explores the shocking parallelism between
morality and mathematics: on a surprising number of philosophical
fronts, the two disparate subjects seem to face common problems and
analogous solutions and rebuttals, whether the issue is realism, a
priori justification, objectivity, naturalism or pluralism. With
consummate philosophical skill, Clarke-Doane teases apart the
differences and uncovers what is truly common and what is not. A
remarkable philosophical work." --Joel
David Hamkins (Notre Dame)
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- Philosophical
Quarterly:
"In
this brilliantly original book, Justin Clarke-Doane...has upended many
long-held views on morality and mathematics....Accept it or reject it,
it manifests Clarke-Doane's extraordinary combination of philosophical
imagination and logical skill, and what I have discussed in this review
is only a small sample of the philosophical gold to be found in his
book." -- David
Gordon (Ludwig von Mises Institute)
- International Journal for the Study of
Skepticism: "[The book's] place in the literature as
something of a milestone has been obvious to interested parties for
some time. Morality and
Mathematics is an outstanding achievement and will be the
standard point of reference for future work on the topics of which it
treats." -- Hallvard
Lillehammer (Birkbeck College, University College, London)
- Mind:
"Clarke-Doane’s
overarching metaphilosophical
conclusion...is...that across a large
range
of philosophical
debates...the real philosophical questions are not metaphysical...but
practical, about which concepts to use....[W]e are left with
a purely
practical question of which framework to pick, which cannot itself be
justified by appeal to more normativity....[P]erhaps
a monist response
can be afforded via an adaptation of Quine's response
to Carnap....But whether or not this response...can be made to fly,
Clarke-Doane's achievement...is substantial....[I]ncreased
specialization makes serious engagement across subfields of philosophy
a challenge. Morality and
Mathematics rises to this challenge, and will serve as a
springboard to further serious engagement across the subdisciplines..."
--Mary Leng
(York)
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Philosophia Mathematica:
"This
excellent book...compares morality and mathematics. Their similarities
and differences are not what one might naively supposee, as the author
demonstrates. The book is highly recommended to philosophers
interested in both
subjects, and to anyone who seeks a global
understanding of how morality and mathematics fit into our belief
system....The idea that
practical questions alone resist
deflation in the face of pluralist...realism
...facilitated by the tension between realism and objectivity...
mak[es]...for a rather striking metaphilosophical vision." --Michael
Bevan
& Alexander
Paseau (Oxford University)
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CHOICE:
"Clarke-Doane...brings
remarkable expertise and...research to [this project]. The main
argument [is] copiously defended in this lucid but highly technical
treatise....Underlying [the argument] is the important distinction
between realism and objectivity....." --Sheila
Mason (Concordia
University)
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