Fear of Knowledge
Against Relativism and Constructivism
ISBN13: 9780199230419ISBN10: 0199230412
Paperback, 148 pages
Nov 2007,
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148 pages;
ISBN13: 978-0-19-923041-9ISBN10: 0-19-923041-2
Now in paperback--"One of the most readable works in philosophy in recent years" (Wall Street Journal)--a compact, devastating attack on relativism and constructivism
Table of Contents
1.
Introduction
2.
The Social Construction of Knowledge
3.
Constructing the Facts
4.
Relativizing the Facts
5.
Epistemic Relativism Defended
6.
Epistemic Relativism Rejected
7.
The Paradox Resolved
8.
Epistemic Reasons and the Explanation of Belief
Epilogue
