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Aiming at Truth /

This book argues that it is not obvious what we means by saying our beliefs and assertions are 'truth-directed'. Do we weaken our notion of a belief if we deal with radical scepticism without surrendering to idealism? This book defends a radically new 'ecological' model of knowle...

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Main Author: Unwin, Nicholas (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Subjects:
Philosophy.
Analytic Philosophy.
Epistemology.
Logic.
Analysis (Philosophy)
Knowledge, Theory of.
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Summary:This book argues that it is not obvious what we means by saying our beliefs and assertions are 'truth-directed'. Do we weaken our notion of a belief if we deal with radical scepticism without surrendering to idealism? This book defends a radically new 'ecological' model of knowledge, examining what might happen if we abandoned genuine belief.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 249 pages)
ISBN:9780230624900
DOI:10.1057/9780230624900