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- catalog abstract ""This book presents and analyzes the most important arguments in the history of Western philosophy's skeptical tradition. It demonstrates that, although powerful, these arguments are quite limited and fail to prove their core assertion that knowledge is beyond our reach." "It dissects the problems of realism and the philosophical doubts about the accuracy of the senses. It explores the ancient argument against a criterion of knowledge, Descartes' skeptical arguments, and skeptical arguments applied to inductive inference and self-knowledge. It uses Moore's proof of an external world and the reliabilist conception of knowledge to illustrate that the traditional skeptical arguments fail to meet their mark." "The book concludes with a chapter on the problem of knowledge, which leaves the reader with an understanding of the strength of skeptical arguments as well as their limits."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12566313.
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""This book presents and analyzes the most important arguments in the history of Western philosophy's skeptical tradition. It demonstrates that, although powerful, these arguments are quite limited and fail to prove their core assertion that knowledge is beyond our reach." "It dissects the problems of realism and the philosophical doubts about the accuracy of the senses. It explores the ancient argument against a criterion of knowledge, Descartes' skeptical arguments, and skeptical arguments applied to inductive inference and self-knowledge. It uses Moore's proof of an external world and the reliabilist conception of knowledge to illustrate that the traditional skeptical arguments fail to meet their mark." "The book concludes with a chapter on the problem of knowledge, which leaves the reader with an understanding of the strength of skeptical arguments as well as their limits."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-206) and index.".
- catalog description "Skepticism and the retreat from realism -- The great deception of sense -- Justification, truth, and realism -- Global skepticism, Pyrrhonism, and the criterion argument -- The argument against the criterion -- Two Pyrrhonian problems -- Descartes' dream argument -- Skepticism and common sense -- Moore's proof of an external world -- Defending Moore's proof -- The problem of the shaky inference -- Inference and interpretation -- Hume's riddle of induction -- Descartes' Cogito and the problem of self-knowledge -- The problem of knowledge.".
- catalog extent "x, 210 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0631213554".
- catalog identifier "0631213562 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford, UK ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers,".
- catalog subject "149/.73 21".
- catalog subject "B837 .L36 2002".
- catalog subject "Skepticism.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Skepticism and the retreat from realism -- The great deception of sense -- Justification, truth, and realism -- Global skepticism, Pyrrhonism, and the criterion argument -- The argument against the criterion -- Two Pyrrhonian problems -- Descartes' dream argument -- Skepticism and common sense -- Moore's proof of an external world -- Defending Moore's proof -- The problem of the shaky inference -- Inference and interpretation -- Hume's riddle of induction -- Descartes' Cogito and the problem of self-knowledge -- The problem of knowledge.".
- catalog title "Skepticism : the central issues / Charles Landesman.".
- catalog type "text".