Recently, new life has been breathed into the ancient philosophical topic of scepticism. It has been the subject of some of the best and most provocative work in contemporary philosophy by both today's top epistemologists and also by the world's leading philosophers working in other areas of the discipline. This book collects the most important contributions to each of the major approaches to scepticism that have dominated the recent discussion. It features essays by Anthony Brueckner, Keith DeRose, Fred Dretske, Graeme Forbes, Christopher Hill, David Lewis, Thomas Nagel, Robert Nozick, Hilary Putnam, Ernest Sosa, Gail Stine, Barry Stroud, Peter Unger, and Ted Warfield,
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The ancient philosophical topic of scepticism has been the subject of some of the most provocative work in philosophy by both epistemologists and also by the world's leading philosophers working in other areas of the discipline. This is a collection of contributions to each of the major approaches.
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INTRODUCTION: RESPONDING TO SKEPTICISM; PART ONE: THE RESPONSE FROM SEMANTIC EXTERNALISM; PART TWO: RESPONSES FROM EPISTEMIC EXTERNALISM; PART THREE: RELEVANT ALTERNATIVES AND DENYING CLOSURE; PART FOUR: CONTEXTUALIST RESPONSES; PART FIVE: CONCESSIVE RESPONSES
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Product details

ISBN
9780195118278
Published
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Weight
445 gr
Height
243 mm
Width
154 mm
Thickness
15 mm
Age
U, 05
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
320