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Skepticism: The Central Issues
Charles Landesman
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Description for Skepticism: The Central Issues
Paperback. This text presents and analyzes the most important arguments in the history of Western philosophy's sceptical tradition. It demonstrates that, although powerful, these arguments are quite limited and fail to prove their core assertion that knowledge is beyond our reach. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
This book presents and analyzes the most important arguments in the history of Western philosophy's skeptical tradition. It demonstrates that, although powerful, these arguments are quite limited and fail to prove their core assertion that knowledge is beyond our reach.
- Argues that skepticism is mistaken and that knowledge is possible
- Dissects the problems of realism and the philosophical doubts about the accuracy of the senses
- Explores the ancient argument against a criterion of knowledge, Descartes' skeptical arguments, and skeptical arguments applied to inductive inference and self-knowledge
- Uses Moore's proof of an external world and the reliabilist conception of knowledge to illustrate that the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631213567
SKU
V9780631213567
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About Charles Landesman
Charles Landesman is Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Hunter College and the Graduate School of the City University of New York. His previous publications include Discourse and Its Presuppositions (1972), Color and Consciousness (1989), The Eye and the Mind (1993), and An Introduction to Epistemology (Blackwell 1996).
Reviews for Skepticism: The Central Issues
"This book is a beautifully written introduction to a number of important sceptical themes and issues. The clarity and economy of the writing is outstanding. Another virtue of the book is Landesman's easy command of a range of historical authors and positions... These features, along with welcome breadth of coverage, make the book an excellent choice for an introductory course ... Read more