Walking the tightrope of reason : the precarious life of a rational animal /

Humans are both supremely rational and deeply superstitious, capable of believing just about anything and of questioning just about everything. Indeed, just as our reason demands that we know the truth, our skepticism leads to doubts we can ever really do so. The author guides readers through a cont...

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Precarious life of a rational animal
1. Verfasser:
Fogelin, Robert J.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Zusammenfassung:
Humans are both supremely rational and deeply superstitious, capable of believing just about anything and of questioning just about everything. Indeed, just as our reason demands that we know the truth, our skepticism leads to doubts we can ever really do so. The author guides readers through a contradiction that lies at the very heart of philosophical inquiry.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xii, 203 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-028957-0
Schlagworte:
Reason.
Skepticism.
Metaphysics.
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