Cart
Free US shipping over $10
Proud to be B-Corp

Working Without a Net Richard Foley (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University)

Working Without a Net By Richard Foley (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University)

Summary

In this book, the author offers a major new theory of rationality. His aim is to escape the "doldrums of Descartes", by lowering the standard for what is rational from Descartes' impossibly demanding level of certainty.

Working Without a Net Summary

Working Without a Net: A Study of Egocentric Epistemology by Richard Foley (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University)

In this book Foley offers a major new theory of rationality. His aim is to escape the `doldrums of Descartes' by lowering the standard for what is rational from his impossibly demanding level of certainty. Foley takes a belief's being rational as a matter of its seeming from some perspective to be objectively likely to be true. This makes for an attractive mix of subjective and objective components in his concept of rationality. The subjective component makes rationality attainable; the objective component preserves the discipline of external constraint.

Working Without a Net Reviews

I would recommend the book very highly. * Bas Van Fraassen, Princeton University *
It has a well-developed, continuous train of argued thought from start to finish ... the book is much better than most published work. It is of a high professional standard and is ably conversant with the published literature. * J. D. Kenyon, Fellow of St. Peter's College, Oxford *

Additional information

NPB9780195076998
9780195076998
0195076990
Working Without a Net: A Study of Egocentric Epistemology by Richard Foley (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University)
New
Hardback
Oxford University Press Inc
1993-03-18
224
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a new book - be the first to read this copy. With untouched pages and a perfect binding, your brand new copy is ready to be opened for the first time

Customer Reviews - Working Without a Net