Common Sense Metaphysics: Essays in Honor of Lynne Rudder Baker

This book celebrates Lynne Rudder Baker's research career by presenting sixteen new and critical essays from students, colleagues, interlocutors, and friends. Baker was a trenchant critic of physicalist conceptions of the universe and a defender of practical realism, which underwrote her famous constitution view of reality. The essays engage with all aspects of her work, including practical realism about the mind, the constitution view of human persons, the first-person perspective, and God, Christianity, and naturalism.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book is a tribute to the remarkable research career of Lynne Rudder Baker, featuring sixteen insightful and critical essays written by her admirers, colleagues, interlocutors, and friends. Baker was a fierce critic of physicalist conceptions of the universe, advocating for a practical realism she referred to as a metaphysics of everyday life. This overarching philosophical perspective shaped her renowned constitution view of reality, standing in stark contrast to the prevailing metaphysical reductionism and eliminativism of her contemporaries. Baker remained unapologetic and philosophically adept in her defense of ontological pluralism, a stance that defied convention.

The essays included in this collection delve into various facets of Baker's groundbreaking work, encompassing practical realism about the mind, the constitution view of human persons, the first-person perspective, and her exploration of God, Christianity, and naturalism. These essays engage with the core themes and ideas that have made Baker's contributions to metaphysics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and philosophy of religion both unique and influential.

Scholars and advanced students interested in Baker's work, as well as those engaged in research on metaphysics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and philosophy of religion, will find great value in Common Sense Metaphysics. This book serves as a valuable resource for further exploration and understanding of Baker's intellectual legacy.

Weight: 640g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367685669