Objectivity and Insight

The first two parts of Objectivity and Insight explore the prospects for objectivity on the standard ontological conception, and find that they are not good. In Part I, under the heading of subject-driven scepticism, Sacks addresses the problem of securing epistemic reach that extends beyond subjective content. In so doing, he considers models of mind proposed by Locke, Hume, Kant, James, and Bergson. Part II, under the heading of world-driven scepticism, discusses the scope for universality of normative structure-a problem which survives even after the assumption of an epistemologically significant breach between subject and object has been rejected. In the third part of the book Sacks introduces an alternative conception of objectivity, and shows that there is good reason to accept it. This conception turns on an insight which is taken to be implicit in transcendental idealism, and responsible for its abiding appeal; but Sacks's articulation of that insight is neither idealist nor metaphysical. "Mark Sacks presents an innovative study of the nature and scope of objectivity. He argues for a conception of objectivity that draws on a central insight of transcendental idealism, while preserving a non-metaphysical orientation." "The first two parts of Objectivity and Insight explore the prospects for objectivity on the standard ontological conception, and find that they are not good. In Part I, under the heading of subject-driven scepticism, Sacks addresses the problem of securing epistemic reach that extends beyond subjective content. In so doing, he considers models of mind proposed by Locke, Hume, Kant, James, and Bergson. Part II, under the heading of world-driven scepticism, discusses the scope for universality of normative structure - a problem which survives even after the assumption of an epistemologically significant breach between subject and object has been rejected." "In the third part of the book Sacks introduces an alternative conception of objectivity, and shows that there is good reason to accept it. This conception turns on an insight which is taken to be implicit in transcendental idealism, and responsible for its abiding appeal; but Sacks's articulation of that insight is neither idealist nor metaphysical."--Jacket Preface......Page 5 Contents......Page 7 Introduction......Page 9 PART I Subject-Driven Scepticism......Page 13 1. Empiricist Theories of the Mind: Locke and Hume......Page 15 2. Kant......Page 51 3. James andBergson:The Neglected Alternative......Page 102 PART II World-Driven Scepticism......Page 151 4. From the Egological Subject to the Domestication of Reason......Page 153 5. The Scope of Objectivity......Page 177 6. TranscendentalConstraints and Transcendental Features......Page 206 PART III Conceptions of Objectivity......Page 227 7. A Compulsion to Objectivity in Experience......Page 229 8. A Defence of Transcendental Arguments......Page 281 9. Conclusion: Objectivity, Insight, and the Place of Fictional Force......Page 320 References......Page 337 Index......Page 347 Mark Sacks presents an innovative study of the nature and scope of objectivity. He argues for a conception of objectivity that draws on the central insight of transcendental idealism, while preserving a non-metaphysical orientation. The first two parts of Objectivity and Insight explore the prospects for objectivity on the standard ontological conception, and find that they are not good. In Part I, under the heading of subject-driven scepticism, Sacks addresses the problem of securing epistemic reach that extends beyond subjective content. In so doing, he considers models of mind proposed by L This is a study of the nature and scope of objectivity. It argues for an account of objectivity which draws on the central insights of transcendental idealism, while preserving a non-metaphysical orientation. A study of the nature and scope of objectivity. The author argues for a conception of objectivity that draws on a central insight of transcendental idealism, while preserving non-metaphysical orientation.