The Epistemology of Desire and the Problem of Nihilism
Author | : Allan Hazlett |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2024-07-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 0198889836 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780198889830 |
Rating | : 4/5 (830 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Epistemology of Desire and the Problem of Nihilism by : Allan Hazlett
Download or read book The Epistemology of Desire and the Problem of Nihilism written by Allan Hazlett and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2024-07-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the idea that goodness is the correctness condition for desire, in the same way that truth is the correctness condition for belief. Allan Hazlett argues that, given this similarity between desire and belief, desires, like beliefs, can both amount to knowledge and be justified or unjustified.