Skepticism - The Central Issues (Hardcover)

This book presents and analyzes the most important arguments in the history of Western philosophy's skeptical tradition. It demonstrates that, although powerful, these arguments are quite limited and fail to prove their core assertion that knowledge is beyond our reach.
Argues that skepticism is mistaken and that knowledge is possible
Dissects the problems of realism and the philosophical doubts about the accuracy of the senses
Explores the ancient argument against a criterion of knowledge, Descartes' skeptical arguments, and skeptical arguments applied to inductive inference and self-knowledge
Uses Moore's proof of an external world and the reliabilist conception of knowledge to illustrate that the traditional skeptical arguments fail to meet their mark.

General

Imprint:	Blackwell Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2002
First published:	May 2002
Authors:	C. Landesman
Dimensions:	241 x 170 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-631-21355-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General
LSN:	0-631-21355-4
Barcode:	9780631213550

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