Philosophy from a Skeptical Perspective (Record no. 104687)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780521726399 |
| Terms of availability | 1438 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | N18 |
| Item number | AG160 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Agassi, Joseph |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Philosophy from a Skeptical Perspective |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Cambridge University |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2008 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 163p |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | includes index and biblioraphy |
| 505 2# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1 Introduction<br/>The Practical Side of Philosophy<br/>The History of Epistemology<br/>Error Avoidance and the Foundations of Knowledge<br/>A Word about Metaphysics<br/>2 Skepticism<br/>The Strange Story of the Idea of Error Avoidance<br/>Radical Skepticism<br/>The Case of Mathematics and Logic<br/>The Skeptical Arguments<br/>Skepticism in Epistemology<br/>Practical Implications<br/>3 Science<br/>The Critique of Empiricism<br/>The Probability Theory of Rational Beliefs<br/>The Minimum Unexpectedness Hypothesis on Beliefs<br/>More on the Paradoxes of Empiricism<br/>Theories Adjusted Ad Hoc<br/>Simplicity and Occam`s Razor<br/>Predictions and Explanations<br/>Tradition<br/>Applications<br/>4 Ethics<br/>Skepticism in Ethics<br/>Toward a Psychological Theory of Moral Judgments<br/>Maximizing the Welfare of Humanity<br/>Liberalism as the Default Option<br/>Utilitarian versus Kantian Ethics<br/>Sympathy<br/>Moral Disputes<br/>More Against Reductionism in Ethics<br/>5 Politics<br/>The Justification of Sovereignty<br/>Toward a Psychological Theory of the Morality of Politics<br/>The Fear of Social Disorders<br/>Political Disputes<br/>The Dissolution of the Nation-State<br/>Democracy versus Dictatorship<br/>6 Aesthetics<br/>Skepticism in Aesthetics<br/>Aesthetics and Beauty<br/>Toward a Psychological Theory of Beauty<br/>The Evolution of Art<br/>Non-Beautiful Art<br/>Beauty and Pleasure<br/>Tragedy<br/>Repetitions (i)<br/>Repetitions (2)<br/>Pretty Average Faces<br/>Humor<br/>Non-Reductionism and Non-Relativism<br/>Aesthetic Disputes<br/>7 Conclusion The Next Step Psychology The Meaning of Life<br/> |
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