Re-examining Reason And Nature-MacDowell's Naturalism Thought Research On Second Nature

The relation between reason and nature has always been the core issue in the study of the philosophy.It shows us in different forms at different times.In traditional philosophy,begin with the materialized thinking mode estabilished by Cartesianism,the mind and the world become the independent entity.Philosophers have been troubled by the possible of empirical knowledge,that is,the legitimacy of the mind referring to the world.In spite of trying to make out it in many ways,they can't work out Hume's problem.There are many theories about the relation between reason and nature.From the bald naturalism,Davidson's naturalism,to rampant platonism,they can't give us a satisfactory answer.The legitimacy of knowledge defense is in question.Where to put the mind is also in question,then meaning and value has no room to reside in nature.There are some characteristic anxieties of modern philosophy.McDowell's naturalism of second nature aims to diagnose and treat those characteristic anxieties.He claims that those anxieties issues from the modern conception of nature.They regard the mind and the world,reason and nature as the dualistic entity,it is bound to lead to the dilemma,and they can't give us a proper explaination about the relation between reason and nature.McDowell find a place in nature for the mind by introducing ‘second nature',representing the rational space.He introduces the ‘bildung' to explain the process of people getting into second nature,and emphasizes the effet of language in the 'bildung'.McDowell has found a middle path among a variety of naturalistic positions,put forward naturalism of second nature.He retains the uniqueness of the rational space.It can't simply be attributed to the natural sciences where causality dominates,moreover,It is not out of nature.McDowell,redefines the conception of nature,and letting it include the rational space.He provides a re-enchantment of nature,rediscovering the meaning and value of it,then he find a place in nature for the mind.McDowell redifines the conception of nature,providing us with a proper relation between reason and nature by a Wittgensteinian way.The transcendental anxieties were resolved.His naturalism of second nature is conducive to shaping the concept of harmony between man and nature.It also provides theoretical support to us in order to the construction of human,natural and social harmonious development.He introduces ‘bildung' to explain the process of people getting into second nature,and language plays an important role in it.It provides theoretical reference forour language research.In addition,McDowell's naturalism of second nature need the empirical knowledge to illuminate the proper relation between reason and nature.At the same time,the normative and corroborative of empirical knowledge also need the mind.He connects the condition of knowledge with the mind attribute,emboding the intergration of epistemology and philosophy of mind.