Fear of knowledge : against relativism and constructivism /

Paul Boghossian sweeps away relativist claims that there is no such thing as objective truth or knowledge, but only truth or knowledge from a particular perspective. He shows that philosophy provides rock-solid support for common sense against the relativists, and will prove provocative reading thro...

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Main Author: Boghossian, Paul Artin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 2010.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Paul Boghossian sweeps away relativist claims that there is no such thing as objective truth or knowledge, but only truth or knowledge from a particular perspective. He shows that philosophy provides rock-solid support for common sense against the relativists, and will prove provocative reading throughout the discipline and beyond.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 139 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199287185
019928718X
9780191713569
0191713562