Aiming at Truth

Aiming at Truth
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 259
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ISBN-10 : 9780230624900
ISBN-13 : 0230624901
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Book Synopsis Aiming at Truth by : N. Unwin

Download or read book Aiming at Truth written by N. Unwin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-11-28 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that it is not obvious what we means by saying our beliefs and assertions are 'truth-directed'. Do we weaken our notion of a belief if we deal with radical scepticism without surrendering to idealism? This book defends a radically new 'ecological' model of knowledge, examining what might happen if we abandoned genuine belief.


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