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Skepticism Keith DeRose (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Yale University)

Skepticism By Keith DeRose (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Yale University)

Summary

The ancient philosophical topic of scepticism has been the subject of some of the most provocative work in philosophy by both epistemologists and also by the world's leading philosophers working in other areas of the discipline. This is a collection of contributions to each of the major approaches.

Skepticism Summary

Skepticism: A Contemporary Reader by Keith DeRose (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Yale University)

Recently, new life has been breathed into the ancient philosophical topic of scepticism. It has been the subject of some of the best and most provocative work in contemporary philosophy by both today's top epistemologists and also by the world's leading philosophers working in other areas of the discipline. This book collects the most important contributions to each of the major approaches to scepticism that have dominated the recent discussion. It features essays by Anthony Brueckner, Keith DeRose, Fred Dretske, Graeme Forbes, Christopher Hill, David Lewis, Thomas Nagel, Robert Nozick, Hilary Putnam, Ernest Sosa, Gail Stine, Barry Stroud, Peter Unger, and Ted Warfield,

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION: RESPONDING TO SKEPTICISM; PART ONE: THE RESPONSE FROM SEMANTIC EXTERNALISM; PART TWO: RESPONSES FROM EPISTEMIC EXTERNALISM; PART THREE: RELEVANT ALTERNATIVES AND DENYING CLOSURE; PART FOUR: CONTEXTUALIST RESPONSES; PART FIVE: CONCESSIVE RESPONSES

Additional information

GOR008572689
9780195118278
0195118278
Skepticism: A Contemporary Reader by Keith DeRose (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Yale University)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press Inc
19990325
320
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