Scepticism and the Possibility of Knowledge - Couverture rigide

Grayling, Professor A. C.

 
9781847061737: Scepticism and the Possibility of Knowledge
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1847061737 ISBN 13 : 9781847061737
Editeur : Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 2008

Synopsis

Scepticism as a philosophical term is as old as the Greeks but has more recently been advanced by Montaigne, Descartes and Hume. To these, what little we know that seems certain is based on observation and habit as opposed to any logical or scientific necessity. Thus, sceptical views relate directly to epistemology-the theory of knowledge and what we can know-and, in the modern turbulent world, it is grayling's contention that these are issues that all contemporary people need to focus on. In seeking understanding of the human condition we need more than just a set of beliefs about it: all belief is irrational. We want to know or garner some kind of proof about the fundamental truths of human existence. This is the crux of the dilemma facing intelligent people today and is illuminated by this book.

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À propos de l?auteur

A. C. Grayling is Master of the New College of the Humanities, UK. He has written and edited numerous works of philosophy and is the author of biographies of Descartes and William Hazlitt. He believes that philosophy should take an active, useful role in society. He has been a regular contributor to The Times, Financial Times, Observer, Independent on Sunday, Economist, Literary Review, New Statesman and Prospect, and is a frequent and popular contributor to radio and television programmes, including Newsnight, Today, In Our Time, Start the Week and CNN news. He is a Fellow of the World Economic Forum at Davos, and advises on many committees ranging from Drug Testing at Work to human rights groups.'

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Éditeur
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1847061737
ISBN 13 
9781847061737
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
224
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ISBN 10 :  1441154361 ISBN 13 :  9781441154361
Editeur : Continuum, 2009
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