Skepticism
Author | : G. Anthony Bruno |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 446 |
Release | : 2017-12-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781351976268 |
ISBN-13 | : 1351976265 |
Rating | : 4/5 (265 Downloads) |
Download or read book Skepticism written by G. Anthony Bruno and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skepticism is one of the most enduring and profound of philosophical problems. With its roots in Plato and the Sceptics to Descartes, Hume, Kant and Wittgenstein, skepticism presents a challenge that every philosopher must reckon with. In this outstanding collection philosophers engage with skepticism in five clear sections: the philosophical history of skepticism in Greek, Cartesian and Kantian thought; the nature and limits of certainty; the possibility of knowledge and related problems such as perception and the debates between objective knowledge and constructivism; the transcendental method as a response to skepticism and the challenge of naturalism; overcoming the skeptical challenge. Skepticism: Historical and Contemporary Inquiries is essential reading for students and scholars in epistemology and the history of philosophy and will also be of interest to those in related disciplines such as religion and sociology.