The Significance of Philosophical Scepticism

The Significance of Philosophical Scepticism
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 294
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ISBN-10 : 9780198247616
ISBN-13 : 0198247613
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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 Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1984-07-05 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He author argues that the sceptical thesis is motivated by a persistent philosophical problem that calls the very possibility of knowledge about the external world into question, and that the sceptical thesis is the only acceptable answer to this problem as traditionally posed.


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