Scepticism and the Possibility of Knowledge by Grayling, A. C.

Scepticism and the Possibility of Knowledge (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781441154361)

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Scepticism and the Possibility of Knowledge by Grayling, A. C.

Scepticism and the Possibility of Knowledge

$30.95
Scepticism and the Possibility of Knowledge by Grayling, A. C.

Scepticism and the Possibility of Knowledge

$30.95
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: A. C. Grayling
ISBN-10: 1441154361
ISBN-13: 9781441154361
Publisher: Continuum
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2010
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.42w x 0.64d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2010 pg. 4
By A. C. Grayling
By A. C. Grayling
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A.C. Grayling is Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London. He has written and edited numerous works of philosophy and is the author of biographies of Descartes and William Hazlitt.

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