Annalisa Coliva

Scepticism, Certainty and Common Sense

Moore and Wittgenstein

Duncan Pritchard

Skepticism is one of the perennial problems of philosophy: from antiquity, to the early modern period of Descartes and Hume, and right through to the present day. It remains a fundamental and widely studied topic and, as Annalisa Coliva and Duncan Pritchard show in Skepticism, it presents us with a paradox with important ramifications not only for epistemology but also for many other core areas of philosophy. This book provides a thorough grounding in contemporary debates about skepticism, exploring the following key topics: the core skeptical arguments, with a particular focus on Cartesian and Humean radical skepticism the epistemic principles that are held to underlie skeptical arguments, such as the Closure and Underdetermination principles the content externalism of Putnam, Davidson, and Chalmers, and how it might help us respond to radical skepticism the epistemic externalism/internalism distinction and how it relates to the skeptical problematic contextualism in epistemology and its anti-skeptical import the various interpretations of a Wittgensteinian hinge epistemology the viability of epistemological disjunctivism, including whether it can be combined with hinge epistemology as part of a dual response to radical skepticism liberal and conservative responses to the Humean skeptical paradox. Both authors are prominent figures who work on skepticism, and so one novelty of the book is that it provides an insight into their own contrasting responses to this philosophical difficulty. With the addition of annotated further reading and a glossary, this is an ideal starting point for anyone studying the philosophy of skepticism, along with students of epistemology, metaphysics, and contemporary analytic philosophy.

Skepticism

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: Later Works: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide

Le correnti filosofiche principali che discutono lo scetticismo e sollevano questioni cruciali per la comprensione della nostra vita cognitiva.È ancora molto diffusa l'abitudine di liquidare lo scetticismo con qualche battuta, normalmente sottolineando quali indesiderate conseguenze pratiche seguirebbero dall'abbracciare questa posizione. Eppure questo antico punto di vista è tornato prepotentemente alla ribalta nell'ambito della riflessione filosofica contemporanea. Il principale elemento di novità è che oggi non viene più proposto come una posizione filosofica abbracciata da qualcuno e sbrigativamente accantonabile a causa della sua invivibilità, ma come un inquietante paradosso, che mostra in che modo non abbiamo nessuna delle conoscenze che normalmente riteniamo di avere riguardo agli oggetti fisici intorno a noi.Porre il problema dello scetticismo sotto forma di paradosso ha il merito di mettere in evidenza le reali ragioni per cui lo scetticismo è interessante da un punto di vista filosofico, pur ammettendo che risulti poco concreto sia sul piano pratico generale sia su quello delle nostre prassi teoriche ordinarie. In questo volume si ripercorrono le due correnti filosofiche principali che fanno riferimento allo scetticismo: quella sostenuta da Cartesio e quella teorizzata da Hume. In entrambi i casi, il paradosso scettico solleva questioni cruciali che attengono alla comprensione di aspetti fondamentali della nostra vita cognitiva.

Dubbio, paradosso e conoscenza

Scetticismo

Thirteen leading experts in the field discuss some of the major themes in the philosophy of one of Great Britain's most important living philosophers. The articles address issues such as the rule-following problem, knowledge of our meanings and minds, truth, realism, anti-realism and relativism, as well as the nature of perceptual justification, the cogency of arguments such as G. E. Moore's celebrated proof of an external world, and scepticism about the materialworld. The volume also includes a substantial Introduction, which places the essays in the context of the development of Wright's ideas, and contains Wright's substantial responses to his critics,which offer the most up-to-date version of his ideas and a vigorous defence of his philosophy. This is a compulsory read for anyone interested in Wright's ideas and in contemporary issues in philosophy of language, mind, metaphysics, and epistemology.

Themes from the Philosophy of Crispin Wright

Mind, Meaning, and Knowledge

Maria Baghramian

Relativism, an ancient philosophical doctrine, is once again a topic of heated debate. In this book, Maria Baghramian and Annalisa Coliva present the recent arguments for and against various forms of relativism. The first two chapters introduce the conceptual and historical contours of relativism. These are followed by critical investigations of relativism about truth, conceptual relativism, epistemic relativism, and moral relativism. The concluding chapter asks whether it is possible to make sense of relativism as a philosophical thesis. The book introduces readers to the main types of relativism and the arguments in their favor. It also goes beyond the expository material to engage in more detailed critical responses to the key positions and authors under discussion. Including chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading, and a glossary, Relativism is essential reading for students of philosophy as well as those in related disciplines where relativism is studied, such as anthropology, sociology, and politics.

Relativism

Investigates philosophical issues to do with the self and self-knowledge. It focuses on two main problems: how to account for I-thoughts and the consequences that doing so would have for our notion of the self; and how to explain subjects' ability to know the kind of psychological states they enjoy.

Annalisa Coliva

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