"The problem of philosophical scepticism is not so much what to say about the view itself (there being a consensus that it should be rejected), but rather what to say about the arguments that purport to yield it. And since these arguments involve claims and principles concerning notions like knowled
Scepticism, Knowledge, and Forms of Reasoning
β Scribed by John Koethe
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 173
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
"The problem of philosophical scepticism is not so much what to say about the view itself (there being a consensus that it should be rejected), but rather what to say about the arguments that purport to yield it. And since these arguments involve...
β¦ Table of Contents
CONTENTS
PREFACE
Introduction
CHAPTER 1. Sceptical Arguments and the Transmission Principle
CHAPTER 2. Knowledge and Possibility
CHAPTER 3. The Status of the Scepticβs Premises
CHAPTER 4. Epistemological Realism
CHAPTER 5. The Status of the Transmission Principle
CHAPTER 6. Sceptical Arguments and Forms of Reasoning
INDEX
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