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Walking the tightrope of reason : the precarious life of a rational animal / Robert Fogelin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fogelin, Robert J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reason.
- Skepticism.
- Metaphysics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 203 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Precarious life of a rational animal
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Why obey the laws of logic?
- Dilemmas and paradoxes
- Pure reason and its illusions
- Skepticism
- Modest responses to these challenges
- Matters of taste
- Last words.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-028957-0
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