Philosophers have traditionally sought objective knowledge. This text uses lessons from debates over objective knowledge to characterize the kinds of reasons pertinent to philosophical and other theoretical views.

Introduction ; 1. Ontology, Evidence, and Philosophical Questions ; 2. Justification, Meta-Epistemology, and Meaning ; 3. Meaning, Interpretation, and Analyticity ; 4. Reasons, Truth, and Relativism ; 5. Physicalism, Action, and Explanation ; Appendix: Charity, Interpretation, and Truth ; References ; Index

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