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Zusatztext 'Grayling's talents as a writer and a philosopher are immense.' Financial Times, May 2008 Informationen zum Autor A. C. Grayling is Master of the New College of the Humanities, UK. He has written and edited numerous works of philosophy and is the author of biographies of Descartes and William Hazlitt. He believes that philosophy should take an active, useful role in society. He has been a regular contributor to The Times , Financial Times , Observer , Independent on Sunday , Economist , Literary Review , New Statesman and Prospect , and is a frequent and popular contributor to radio and television programmes, including Newsnight , Today , In Our Time , Start the Week and CNN news . He is a Fellow of the World Economic Forum at Davos, and advises on many committees ranging from Drug Testing at Work to human rights groups. Klappentext A subject of particular resonance today when belief - religious and otherwise - can shape the modern world. Complex theories are brought to life by Grayling's skill and accessible style. Vorwort A subject of particular resonance today when belief - religious and otherwise - can shape the modern world. Complex theories are brought to life by Grayling's skill and accessible style. Zusammenfassung In seeking understanding of the human condition we need more than just a set of beliefs about it: all belief is irrational. We want to know or garner some kind of proof about the fundamental truths of human existence. This book illuminates this issue. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionAcknowledgementsPart I CARTESIAN RESPONSES1. Berkeley's Argument for Immaterialism.2. Russell, Experience, and the Roots of Science.3. Russell's Transcendental Argument in An Essay on the Foundations of Geometry.Part II VARIETIES OF NATURALISM4. Wittgenstein On Scepticism and Certainty.5. Naturalistic Assumptions: Quine.Part III SCEPTICISM AND JUSTIFICATION6. Scepticism and JustificationIndex...
