TY  - BOOK
AU  - Agassi, Joseph
TI  - Philosophy from a Skeptical Perspective
SN  - 9780521726399
U1  - N18 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University
N1  - includes index and biblioraphy; 1     Introduction
The Practical Side of Philosophy
The History of Epistemology
Error Avoidance and the Foundations of Knowledge
A Word about Metaphysics
2     Skepticism
The Strange Story of the Idea of Error Avoidance
Radical Skepticism
The Case of Mathematics and Logic
The Skeptical Arguments
Skepticism in Epistemology
Practical Implications
3     Science
The Critique of Empiricism
The Probability Theory of Rational Beliefs
The Minimum Unexpectedness Hypothesis on Beliefs
More on the Paradoxes of Empiricism
Theories Adjusted Ad Hoc
Simplicity and Occam`s Razor
Predictions and Explanations
Tradition
Applications
4     Ethics
Skepticism in Ethics
Toward a Psychological Theory of Moral Judgments
Maximizing the Welfare of Humanity
Liberalism as the Default Option
Utilitarian versus Kantian Ethics
Sympathy
Moral Disputes
More Against Reductionism in Ethics
5     Politics
The Justification of Sovereignty
Toward a Psychological Theory of the Morality of Politics
The Fear of Social Disorders
Political Disputes
The Dissolution of the Nation-State
Democracy versus Dictatorship
6     Aesthetics
Skepticism in Aesthetics
Aesthetics and Beauty
Toward a Psychological Theory of Beauty
The Evolution of Art
Non-Beautiful Art
Beauty and Pleasure
Tragedy
Repetitions (i)
Repetitions (2)
Pretty Average Faces
Humor
Non-Reductionism and Non-Relativism
Aesthetic Disputes
7     Conclusion The Next Step Psychology The Meaning of Life

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