Scepticism and the Possibility of Knowledge

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Beschreibung

Scepticism as a philosophical term is as old as the Greeks but has more recently been advanced by Montaigne, Descartes and Hume. To these, what little we know that seems certain is based on observation and habit as opposed to any logical or scientific necessity. Thus, sceptical views relate directly to epistemology-the theory of knowledge and what we can know-and, in the modern turbulent world, it is grayling's contention that these are issues that all contemporary people need to focus on. In seeking understanding of the human condition we need more than just a set of beliefs about it: all belief is irrational. We want to know or garner some kind of proof about the fundamental truths of human existence. This is the crux of the dilemma facing intelligent people today and is illuminated by this book.

Über den Autor

A. C. Grayling is Master of the New College of the Humanities, UK. He has written and edited numerous works of philosophy and is the author of biographies of Descartes and William Hazlitt. He believes that philosophy should take an active, useful role in society. He has been a regular contributor to The Times, Financial Times, Observer, Independent on Sunday, Economist, Literary Review, New Statesman and Prospect, and is a frequent and popular contributor to radio and television programmes, including Newsnight, Today, In Our Time, Start the Week and CNN news. He is a Fellow of the World Economic Forum at Davos, and advises on many committees ranging from Drug Testing at Work to human rights groups.

Zusammenfassung

Grayling is the foremost philosopher and commentator regularly invited onto radio and television programmes to voice his opinion on current issues.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Acnowledgements

Part I CARTESIAN RESPONSES

i. Berkeley's Immaterialism

ii Russell, Experience, and the Roots of Science.

iii Russell's Transcendental Argument in An Essay on the Foundations of Geometry

Part II VARIETIES OF NATURALISM

i. Wittgenstein On Certainty

ii. Quine's Naturalistic Assumptions

Part III SCEPTICISM AND JUSTIFICATION

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2008
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe , Philosophie
Jahrhundert:	Antike
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	Gebunden
ISBN-13:	9781847061737
ISBN-10:	1847061737
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Grayling, A. C.
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury 3PL
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	222 x 145 x 16 mm
Von/Mit:	A. C. Grayling
Erscheinungsdatum:	05.01.2008
Gewicht:	0,421 kg