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A Critical Introduction to Skepticism

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, (c)2014.Description: 1 online resource (223 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781441144072
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BD201 .C758 2014
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Subject: Skepticism remains a central and defining issue in epistemology, and in the wider tradition of Western philosophy. To better understand the contemporary position of this important philosophical subject, Allan Hazlett introduces a range of topics, including: Ancient skepticism skeptical arguments in the work of Hume and Descartes Cartesian skepticism in contemporary epistemology anti-skeptical strategies, including Mooreanism, nonclosure, and contextualism additional varieties of skepticism the practical consequences of Cartesian skepticism Presenting a comprehensive survey of the k.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

FC; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Epistle to the Reader; Part One: Skepticism; 1. The Skeptical Persuasion; 2. The Mode from Dispute; 3. Our Infirm Understanding; 4. Our Darkened Intellect; Part Two: Anti-Skepticism; 5. The Moorean Persuasion; 6. Nonclosure; 7. Skepticism and Language; Part Three: New Directions; 8. Beyond Propositional Knowledge; 9. Skepsis and Praxis; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Skepticism remains a central and defining issue in epistemology, and in the wider tradition of Western philosophy. To better understand the contemporary position of this important philosophical subject, Allan Hazlett introduces a range of topics, including: Ancient skepticism skeptical arguments in the work of Hume and Descartes Cartesian skepticism in contemporary epistemology anti-skeptical strategies, including Mooreanism, nonclosure, and contextualism additional varieties of skepticism the practical consequences of Cartesian skepticism Presenting a comprehensive survey of the k.

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