First published in 1987. By the time of his death in 2006, Sir
Peter Strawson was regarded as one of the world's most
distinguished philosophers. Unavailable for many years, Scepticism
and Naturalism is a profound reflection on two classic
philosophical problems by a philosopher at the pinnacle of his
career. Based on his acclaimed Woodbridge lectures delivered at
Columbia University in 1983, Strawson begins with a discussion of
scepticism, which he defines as questioning the adequacy of our
grounds for holding various beliefs. He then draws deftly on Hume
and Wittgenstein to argue that we must distinguish between 'hard',
scientific naturalism; or 'soft', humanistic naturalism. In the
remaining chapters the author takes up several issues in which
sceptical doubts play an important role, in particular the nature
of transcendental arguments and including the objectivity of moral
philosophy, the mental and the physical, and the existence of
abstract entities. Scepticism and Naturalism is essential reading
for those seeking an introduction to the work of one of the
twentieth century's most important and original philosophers.
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