A collection of new essays by young scholars on the cutting edge of this ancient philosophical area. Diverse topics, including ontology, free will, fundamental properties, and causation, the volume will appeal both to specialists and to anyone interested in the present and future state of metaphysics in the English-speaking world.
A collection of new essays by young scholars on the cutting edge of this ancient philosophical area. Diverse topics, including ontology, free will, fu...
The value of true belief has played a central role in history of philosophy--consider Socrates' slogan that the unexamined life is not worth living, and Aristotle's claim that everyone naturally wants knowledge--as well as in contemporary epistemology, where questions about the value of knowledge have recently taken center stage. It has usually been assumed that accurate representation--true belief--is valuable, either instrumentally or for its own sake. In A Luxury of the Understanding, Allan Hazlett offers a critical study of that assumption, and of the main ways in which it can be...
The value of true belief has played a central role in history of philosophy--consider Socrates' slogan that the unexamined life is not worth living, a...
Skepticism remains a central and defining issue in epistemology, and in the wider tradition of Western philosophy. To better understand the contemporary position of this important philosophical subject, Allan Hazlett introduces a range of topics, including:
- Ancient skepticism - skeptical arguments in the work of Hume and Descartes - Cartesian skepticism in contemporary epistemology - anti-skeptical strategies, including Mooreanism, nonclosure, and contextualism - additional varieties of skepticism - the practical consequences of Cartesian skepticism
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Skepticism remains a central and defining issue in epistemology, and in the wider tradition of Western philosophy. To better understand the contemp...
Skepticism remains a central and defining issue in epistemology, and in the wider tradition of Western philosophy. To better understand the contemporary position of this important philosophical subject, Allan Hazlett introduces a range of topics, including:
Ancient skepticism skeptical arguments in the work of Hume and Descartes Cartesian skepticism in contemporary epistemology anti-skeptical strategies, including Mooreanism, nonclosure, and contextualism additional varieties of skepticism the practical consequences of Cartesian...
Skepticism remains a central and defining issue in epistemology, and in the wider tradition of Western philosophy. To better understand the contempora...