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One of the cornerstone books of Western philosophy, "Critique of Pure Reason is Kant's seminal treatise, where he seeks to define the nature of reason itself and builds his own unique system of philosophical thought with an approach known as transcendental... [ More...]
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Prominent queer theorist offers a "low theory" of culture knowledge drawn from popular texts and films.
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"A dazzling journey across the sciences and humanities in search of deep laws to unite them." -- The Wall Street Journal One of our greatest living scientists--and the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for On Human Nature and... [ More...]
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Human reason, in one sphere of its cognition, is called upon to consider questions, which it cannot decline, as they are presented by its own nature, but which it cannot answer, as they transcend every faculty of the mind. It begins with principles, which... [ More...]
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Were judgements of taste (like cognitive judgements) in possession of a definite objective principle, then one who in his judgement followed such a principle would claim unconditioned necessity for it. Again, were they devoid of any principle, as are those... [ More...]
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Jay Wood begins this introduction to epistemology by taking an extended look at the idea of knowing within the context of intellectual virtues. He examines the relationship ofepistemology to religious belief, and the role of emotions and virtues in cognition.
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This 1748 treatise by David Hume offers an accessible account of his unprecedented and challenging notions about the limitations of the human mind. One of the most widely read works in philosophy and the best introduction to Hume's other works, it expounds... [ More...]
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Descartes's cogito ergo sum is at once one of the simplest and most puzzling of philosophical arguments. Although most philosophers agree that the argument is valid, they do not agree about why it is valid. And the most generally accepted account, on which... [ More...]
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The book as a whole tackles a cluster of central metaphysical issues in a consistently clear and careful manner. Moreover, Hirsch is pleasantly undogmatic and endeavors to give fair treatment to those views he eventually rejects. His arguments for his own... [ More...]
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In this book, Richard Foley defends an epistemology that takes seriously the perspectives of individual thinkers. He argues that having rational opinions is a matter of meeting our own internal standards rather than standards that are somehow imposed upon... [ More...]
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