Skepticism and Cognitivism : A Study in the Foundations of Knowledge.

Skepticism and Cognitivism addresses the fundamental question of epistemology: Is knowledge possible? It approaches this query with an evaluation of the skeptical tradition in Western philosophy, analyzing thinkers who have claimed that we can know nothing. After an introductory chapter lays out the...

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Main Author: Johnson, Oliver A.
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2022]
Series:UC Press voices revived.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.13083427
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Summary:Skepticism and Cognitivism addresses the fundamental question of epistemology: Is knowledge possible? It approaches this query with an evaluation of the skeptical tradition in Western philosophy, analyzing thinkers who have claimed that we can know nothing. After an introductory chapter lays out the central issues, chapter 2 focuses on the classical skeptics of the Academic and Pyrrhonistic schools and then on the skepticism of David Hume. Chapters 3 th.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (308 p.)
ISBN:9780520310131
0520310136
9780520304918