Philosophers have traditionally sought objective knowledge: knowledge of things whose existence does not depend on one's conceiving of them. Philosophy After Objectivity uses lessons from debates over objective knowledge to characterize the kinds of reasons pertinent to philosophical and other theoretical views. It argues that we cannot meet skeptics' typical demands for non-question begging support for claims to objective truth, and that, therefore, we should not regard our supporting reasons as resistant to skeptical challenges.
Introduction ; 1. Ontology, Evidence, and Philosophical Questions ; 2. Justification, Meta-Epistemology, and Meaning ; 3. Meaning, Interpretation, and Analyticity ; 4. Reasons, Truth, and Relativism ; 5. Physicalism, Action, and Explanation ; Appendix: Charity, Interpretation, and Truth ; References ; Index
This book is an excellent and wide-ranging work that tackles deep issues in metaphilosophy, and brings to certain "postmodern" themes the precision and clarity of an outstanding analytic philosopher.
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Paul K. Moser, Thomas L. Carson, Professor and Chair of Philosophy) Moser, Paul K. (Professor and Chair of Philosophy, both at Loyola University of Chicago) Carson, Thomas L. (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy
Paul K. Moser, Chicago) Moser, Paul K. (Professor of Philosophy, and Chairperson of the Philosophy Department, Professor of Philosophy, and Chairperson of the Philosophy Department, Loyola University, Paul Moser
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