Points of View
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- Author：A.W. Moore
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Summary
A。 W。 Moore argues in this bold， unusual， and ambitious book that it is possible to think about the world from no point of view。 His argument involves discussion of a very wide range of fundamental philosophical issues， including the nature of persons， the subject-matter of mathematics，
realism and anti-realism， value， the inexpressible， and God。 The result is a powerful critique of our own finitude
realism and anti-realism， value， the inexpressible， and God。 The result is a powerful critique of our own finitude
Reviews
Kenny
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Although I didn't agree with everything Moore had to say here， this book is clearly a masterpiece of analytic philosophy， and for this reason it is all the more disappointing that so little work has been done on it。After reaching about the last quarter of the book， Moore's conceptual system of points of view and transcendental idealism came together for me; I was truly impressed by how elegant a solution his system provides to many of the cardinal problems of analytic philosophy。I cannot recomme Although I didn't agree with everything Moore had to say here， this book is clearly a masterpiece of analytic philosophy， and for this reason it is all the more disappointing that so little work has been done on it。After reaching about the last quarter of the book， Moore's conceptual system of points of view and transcendental idealism came together for me; I was truly impressed by how elegant a solution his system provides to many of the cardinal problems of analytic philosophy。I cannot recommend this book highly enough。 。。。more
Mr Siegal
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From My Point Of ViewThis review is inevitably from my point of view。 This was a very good book （Moore， 1997）， one that was something that I find to be missing with most modern day philosophy books， namely daring。 A。 W。 Moore in this book tries to see if there are any absolute representations， or to put it differently， if we can view the world from no point of view （or from nowhere？）。 He argues that yes， we can think of the world from beyond a representation。 An example he gives is physics; phys From My Point Of ViewThis review is inevitably from my point of view。 This was a very good book （Moore， 1997）， one that was something that I find to be missing with most modern day philosophy books， namely daring。 A。 W。 Moore in this book tries to see if there are any absolute representations， or to put it differently， if we can view the world from no point of view （or from nowhere？）。 He argues that yes， we can think of the world from beyond a representation。 An example he gives is physics; physics is a discipline that tries to view the world as objectively as possible。 But this is the boring （only relatively） part of the book。Having argued for the possibility of absolute representations （as he calls the no point of view point of view）， he then goes on to talk about ineffable knowledge， knowledge that cannot be put into words。 “But hang on a minute”， I hear you say。 “Isn’t it self stultifying to be talking about that which is ineffable？”: no it is not， for you are talking about it， not saying it！ Moore is influenced by Wittgenstein’s saying/showing distinction “what can be shown cannot be said” （Wittgenstein， 2009， §4。1212）， so this explains how he claims to show what cannot be said。Hence， in the best way I can put it （and inevitably omitting a lot）， Moore shows that we have ineffable knowledge of things that allows us to make sense of the world。 When we try to articulate this knowledge， only nonsense comes out。 If nonsense did not come out， then our knowledge would not be ineffable。 An example of ineffable knowledge is our understanding of propositions; you understand that you understand them。 I am personally very sympathetic to this entire endeavour， and I do share the disposition with Moore that there are ineffable states of knowledge。 There are some points that I disagree with， but I will not go into any detail here。 However， I would like to point out briefly why I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5。 The truth of the matter is that I found this book， though fantastically interesting， not very well put together。 I am not being pedantic （I hope）， but it seemed （and up to a point it was）， an amalgam of various papers of Moore， and at some points， it did read so。 Also， the cover of the book is not centred， something which I find irritating to say the least （especially for a very expensive book from OUP， though the illustration itself is great）。In conclusion， a very good read for anyone interested in ‘grand’ questions， and a book that deserves more readership， both within and outside academic philosophy。 I have said in other reviews that Moore is a philosopher who is open minded and this shows in his work; he wants to get to the bottom of things， not simply prove his own （point of） view。 Hopefully next time， we will get something with a slightly better presentation。 References:Moore， A。 W。 （1997） Points Of View。 1st edn。 Oxford: Oxford University Press。Wittgenstein， L。 J。 J。 （2009） Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus [1922]。 Edited by F。 P。 Ramsey and C。 K。 Ogden。 New York: Cosimo Classics。 。。。more
Paul Gibson
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When I first started reading this book I got lost so early in the that I knew I had to give up。 I knew the book would build upon the ideas I was failing to grasp so there was no need continuing。 I made it back to reading this book again and I can't figure out where I stumbled the first time 。 。 。 This book is steeped in the theoretical rather than the practical。 The author makes proposals and suggests arguments that the author doesn't necessarily endorse himself。 And the author is quite honest When I first started reading this book I got lost so early in the that I knew I had to give up。 I knew the book would build upon the ideas I was failing to grasp so there was no need continuing。 I made it back to reading this book again and I can't figure out where I stumbled the first time 。 。 。 This book is steeped in the theoretical rather than the practical。 The author makes proposals and suggests arguments that the author doesn't necessarily endorse himself。 And the author is quite honest about the issues he addresses and admits that he might change his mind at some point if he finds it prudent。 Beware， this book isn’t written so much for teaching students as it is for continuing the technical debates with specialists and peers。 Although some of the words he uses， such as the distinction between subjective and perspectival are very helpful， I would not choose the term “absolute representation” even when he is extremely clear about what absolute representation is not meant to entail。 The author’s specialty is his considerations of infinite/finite。 Yet when speaking toward the idea of INfinite， the word "absolute" simply seems too DEfinite for my tastes。 But most of these terms are inherited from predecessors like Kant and Wittgenstein， so there they are。 The crux of the book is that given any range of perspectives， any two incompatible perspectives may be incompatible and yet allow us to conclude a result （another perspective） that supersedes the range。 Therefore we can eliminate some elements of perspective。 And if we consider a certain perspective’s negation， we now have another possible element of perspective， ad infinitum。 Luckily the author admits that while this is interesting， this infinity is still not an adequate argument for absolute representations because although the links get weaker， there is some element of perspective rather than not。 The last few pages speak to the possible God/infinite link in such a way as to make the entire read worthwhile; although you may have to read the entire book to make sense of it。 A difficult book but essential if you are interested in challenging ideas that are not often covered within analytic philosophy。 Great work！ 。。。more
Anna
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Good theory of opinion with the most interesting cover I've ever seen on a book。 Good theory of opinion with the most interesting cover I've ever seen on a book。 。。。more
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