Oxford Handbook of Skepticism

In the history of philosophical thought, few themes loom as large as skepticism. Skepticism has been the most visible and important part of debates about knowledge. Skepticism at its most basic questions our cognitive achievements, challenges our ability to obtain reliable knowledge; casting doubt on our attempts to seek and understand the truth about everything from ethics, to other minds, religious belief, and even the underlying structure of matter and reality. Since Descartes, the defense of knowledge against skepticism has been one of the primary tasks not just of epistemology but philosophy itself. The Oxford Handbook of Skepticism features twenty-six newly commissioned chapters by top figures in the field. Part One contains articles explaining important kinds of skeptical reasoning. Part Two focuses on responses to skeptical arguments. Part Three concentrates on important contemporary issues revolving around skepticism. As the first volume of its kind, the articles make significant contributions to the debate on skepticism.

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• Authors: John Greco, John (Professor and Leonard and Elizabeth E Greco
• Assisted by: John Greco (Editor), John (Professor and Leonard and Elizabeth Eslick Chair in Philosophy Greco (Editor), Greco John (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.12.2008
• EAN: 9780195183214
• ISBN: 978-0-19-518321-4
• No. of pages: 624
• Series: Oxford Handbooks; Oxford Handbooks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Western philosophy from c 1800, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge