Worlds of truth : a philosophy of knowledge /
Worlds of Truth: A Philosophy of Knowledge explicates and builds upon a half century of philosophical work by the noted philosopher Israel Scheffler.:.; Propounds a new doctrine of plurealism which maintains the existence of multiple real worlds.; Offers a defense of absolute truth, which denies cer...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA ; Oxford :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2009.
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| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess |
| Summary: | Worlds of Truth: A Philosophy of Knowledge explicates and builds upon a half century of philosophical work by the noted philosopher Israel Scheffler.:.; Propounds a new doctrine of plurealism which maintains the existence of multiple real worlds.; Offers a defense of absolute truth, which denies certainty and eschews absolutism, and defends systematic relativity, objectivity, and fallibilism.; Emphasizes a wide range of pragmatic interests: epistemology and scientific development, cognition and emotion, science and ethics, ritual and culture, and art and science. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 151 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781444310948 1444310941 9781444310931 1444310933 1405191708 9781405191708 |