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Perplexity and Knowledge
M. Clark
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Description for Perplexity and Knowledge
paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 820.
In making his distinction between revisionary and descriptive metaphysics, P.F. Strawson wrote that the former has some value provided that its "partial vision" is at the service of the latter, "which needs no justification at all beyond that of inquiry in general." (Individuals, p. 9) Perhaps we feel no need to ask what justification there is for inquiry in general. But if we do recognize any such need, then we discover that inquiry is self-justifying. The more I put it into question, the more I bring the theme of my inquiry to light in my performance of inquiring. Questioning is ... Read more
In making his distinction between revisionary and descriptive metaphysics, P.F. Strawson wrote that the former has some value provided that its "partial vision" is at the service of the latter, "which needs no justification at all beyond that of inquiry in general." (Individuals, p. 9) Perhaps we feel no need to ask what justification there is for inquiry in general. But if we do recognize any such need, then we discover that inquiry is self-justifying. The more I put it into question, the more I bring the theme of my inquiry to light in my performance of inquiring. Questioning is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789024712892
SKU
V9789024712892
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