What do philosophers do? : skepticism and the practice of philosophy /
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| Author / Creator: | Maddy, Penelope, author. |
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| Imprint: | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017] |
| Description: | xi, 248 pages ; 19 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Romanell lectures Romanell lectures. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10944234 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- I. The Dream Argument
- 1. Descartes on dreaming
- 2. Stroud on dreaming
- 3. Stroud versus Austin
- II. The Argument from Illusion
- 1. The argument
- 2. Shortcomings of the argument
- 3. Why is the argument so appealing?
- 4. From the argument to skepticism
- 5. Back to dreaming
- III. The Cure and Beyond
- 1. Moore
- 2. Wittgenstein
- 3. Beyond
- Appendix A. The Infinite Regress of Justification
- Appendix B. The Closure Argument
- Bibliography
- Index
