All Outputs (13)

Gyekye and Contemporary Idealism (2023)
Book Chapter
Tartaglia, J. (2023). Gyekye and Contemporary Idealism. In Conversations on African Philosophy of Mind, Consciousness and AI. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36163-0_2

I begin with a defence of both Gyekye’s universalist and African metaphilosophies. In light of these metaphilosophies, I discuss the contemporary Western hegemony of materialist philosophy of mind and its origins in Gilbert Ryle’s The Concept of Mind... Read More about Gyekye and Contemporary Idealism.

Technology and Rorty’s Cultural Politics (2023)
Book Chapter
Tartaglia, J. (2023). Technology and Rorty’s Cultural Politics. In Handbuch Richard Rorty (831–845). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-16253-5_39

In Sect. 1, I point out the tension in Rorty’s commitment to both pragmatism and materialism. In Sect. 2, I explain how Rorty sought to justify this combination, and argue that his account is not only implausible but incomplete. In Sect. 3, I explain... Read More about Technology and Rorty’s Cultural Politics.

Technology and Rorty's Cultural Politics (2022)
Book Chapter
Tartaglia, J. (2022). Technology and Rorty's Cultural Politics. In Handbuch Richard Rorty (831-845). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-16260-3_39-1

A Brief History of Nihilism (2020)
Book Chapter
Tartaglia, J., & Llanera, T. A Brief History of Nihilism. In A Defence of Nihilism. (1). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429277962-2

This chapter traces the origins of the term ‘nihilism’ (first used by Götze, and then Obereit) and connects it to the historical threat of atheism in the 18th century and the theme of the meaning of life. It shows how the negative status of nihilism... Read More about A Brief History of Nihilism.

Much Ado about Nothing (2020)
Book Chapter
Tartaglia, J., & Llanera, T. Much Ado about Nothing. In A Defence of Nihilism. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429277962-1

Popular titles on nihilism in the market today are as bleak as they are catchy. They shock. They scandalise. More importantly, they sell. They appeal to the morbid fascination behind the claims that God is dead, life is meaningless, morality is a sha... Read More about Much Ado about Nothing.

Nihil Sine Deo (2020)
Book Chapter
Tartaglia, J., & Llanera, T. Nihil Sine Deo. In A Defence of Nihilism. (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429277962-4

Charles Taylor, Hubert Dreyfus, and Sean Kelly address residual fears about nihilism. They represent what we call the moderate view – moderate in the sense that for them, human beings can optimistically hope to overcome the supposedly bad effects of... Read More about Nihil Sine Deo.

Nil Desperandum (2020)
Book Chapter
Tartaglia, J., & Llanera, T. Nil Desperandum. In A Defence of Nihilism. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429277962-3

The contemporary extremist views about nihilism, linked to the historical development of pessimism in the works of Leopardi, Schopenhauer, and Hartmann, claim that life is without hope and that the logical end to nihilism is the destruction of humani... Read More about Nil Desperandum.

Revaluating Nihilism (2020)
Book Chapter
Tartaglia, J., & Llanera, T. (2020). Revaluating Nihilism. In A Defence of Nihilism. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429277962-5

The conclusion summarises the implications of the book. Nihilism has been misunderstood. When understood as the view that there is no meaning of life, it is a view that needs to be reclaimed, because the idea of the meaning of life is not helpful wit... Read More about Revaluating Nihilism.

Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature (2020)
Book Chapter
Tartaglia, J. (2020). Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature. In A companion to Rorty (77-99). (1). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118972199.ch5

This essay comprises an overview of the plot to Rorty's Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature, followed by a more detailed examination of the three parts of the book. It begins by showing the importance of metaphilosophy to Rorty's project, while expla... Read More about Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature.

Rorty's Philosophy of Consciousness (2020)
Book Chapter
Tartaglia, J. Rorty's Philosophy of Consciousness. In A companion to Rorty (43-58). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118972199.ch3

This chapter begins by asking why Rorty would endorse a physicalist agenda which, on the face of it, ran counter to his aims in philosophy; and concludes both that his motivation was confused, and that he failed to detach physicalism from metaphysics... Read More about Rorty's Philosophy of Consciousness.

Postscript (2018)
Book Chapter
Leach, S., & Tartaglia, J. Postscript. In S. Leach, & J. Tartaglia (Eds.), The Meaning of Life and the Great Philosophers. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315385945-36

Ayer and the Meaning of Life (2018)
Book Chapter
Tartaglia. (2018). Ayer and the Meaning of Life. In The Meaning of Life and the Great Philosophers (237-244). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315385945-31

This article considers Ayer’s two main statements on the meaning of life; the first written in the prime of life, and the second at the end of life. The first, which is the focal point of this article, is heavily influenced by scienticism, and attemp... Read More about Ayer and the Meaning of Life.

Postscript: The Blue Flower (2018)
Book Chapter
Tartaglia. (2018). Postscript: The Blue Flower. In The Meaning of Life and the Great Philosophers