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Philosophy from a skeptical perspective /

(Number (ISBN

0511409656

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0511410190

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9780511409653

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9780511410192

Erroneous ISBN

0521726395

Erroneous ISBN

0521898129

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b791583

Title Proper

Philosophy from a skeptical perspective /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Joseph Agassi, Abraham Meidan.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2008.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xv, 163 pages)

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (page 157) and index.

Text of Note

Introduction. The practical side of philosophy ; The history of epistemology ; Error avoidance and the foundations of knowledge ; A word about metaphysics -- Skepticism. The strange story of the idea of error avoidance ; Radical skepticism ; The case of mathematics and logic ; The skeptical arguments ; Skepticism in epistemology ; Practical implications -- Science. The critique of empiricism ; The probability theory of rational beliefs ; The minimum unexpectedness hypothesis on beliefs ; More on the paradoxes of empiricism ; Theories adjusted ad hoc ; Simplicity and Occam's razor ; Predictions and explanations ; Tradition ; Applications -- Ethics. Skepticism in ethics ; Toward a psychological theory of moral judgments ; Maximizing the welfare of humanity ; Liberalism as the default option ; Utilitarian versus Kantian ethics ; Sympathy ; Moral disputes ; More against reductionism in ethics -- Politics. The justification of sovereignty ; Toward a psychological theory of the morality of politics ; The fear of social disorders ; Political disputes ; The dissolution of the nation-state ; Democracy versus dictatorship -- Aesthetics. Skepticism in aesthetics ; Aesthetics and beauty ; Toward a psychological theory of beauty ; The evolution of art ; Non-beautiful art ; Beauty and pleasure ; Tragedy ; Repetitions (1) ; Repetitions (2) ; Pretty average faces ; Humor ; Non-reductionism and non-relativism ; Aesthetic disputes -- Conclusion. The next step ; Psychology ; The meaning of life.

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Title

Philosophy from a skeptical perspective.

Skepticism.

PHILOSOPHY-- Movements-- Rationalism.

Skepticism.

PHI-- 032000

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Book number

Agassi, Joseph.

Meidan, Abraham,1949-

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20201207045312.0

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