Fear of Knowledge
Against Relativism and Constructivism
The idea that science is just one more way of knowing the world and that there are other, radically different, yet equally valid ways, has taken deep root in academia. In Fear of Knowledge, Paul Boghossian tears these relativist theories of knowledge to shreds. He argues forcefully for the intuitive, common-sense view--that the world exists independent of human opinion and that there is a way to arrive at beliefs about the world that are objectively reasonable to anyone capable of appreciating the relevant evidence, regardless of their social or cultural perspective. This short, lucid, witty book shows that philosophy provides rock-solid supp…
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- ISBN: 978-0-19-923041-9
- EAN: 9780199230419
- Produktnummer: 2974014
- Verlag: Oxford Academic
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 160 S.
- Masse: H20.4 cm x B13.0 cm x D1.0 cm 184 g
- Gewicht: 184
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