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

Scepticism and the Possibility of Knowledge (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781847061737)

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

Scepticism and the Possibility of Knowledge

$68.00
Scepticism and the Possibility of Knowledge by Grayling, A. C.

Scepticism and the Possibility of Knowledge

$68.00
Format: Hardcover
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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: 1847061737
ISBN-13: 9781847061737
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 01/07/2008
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.76h x 5.96w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 05/15/2008 pg. 105
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2008 pg. 3
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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