The Significance of Philosophical Scepticism

The Significance of Philosophical Scepticism
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 294
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ISBN-10 : 9780191519932
ISBN-13 : 0191519936
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Book Synopsis The Significance of Philosophical Scepticism by : Barry Stroud

Download or read book The Significance of Philosophical Scepticism written by Barry Stroud and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 1984-07-05 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book raises questions about the nature of philosophy by examining the source and significance of one central philosophical problem: how can we know anything about the world around us? Stroud discusses and criticizes the views of such philosophers as Descartes, Kant, J.L. Austin, G.E. Moore, R. Carnap, W.V. Quine, and others.


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Barry Stroud's work has had a profound impact on a very wide array of philosophical topics, but there has heretofore been no book-length treatment of his work.