ENGLISH

Rediscovery of common sense

By Stephen Boulter

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2007
ISBN
9780230002463, 0230002463
Open Library ID
OL10193767M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
901 kB (922273 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
254\254
Library
torrents.ru tech collections 2009-11-14
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

This book is a defence of the philosophy of common sense broadly in the spirit of Thomas Reid and G.E. Moore. It breaks new ground by drawing on the work of Aristotle, contemporary evolutionary biology and psychology, and historical studies on the origins of early modern philosophy. Part One offers new answers to the questions: What counts as a common sense belief? Why should common sense beliefs be considered default positions?, and Why is it that philosophers so frequently end up denying what we all know to be true? Part Two defends common sense beliefs from specific challenges from prominent philosophers on topics from metaphysics to ethics.

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