Hume's Radical Scepticism and the Fate of Naturalized Epistemology

2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-02554-8
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 196 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3698 g

Reihe: Palgrave Innovations in Philosophy

Treating David Hume as a partner in a continuing philosophical dialogue, this book tries to come to terms with Hume's influential thoughts on scepticism and naturalism in a way that sheds light on contemporary philosophy and its relationship to science.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Meeker, K.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Erkenntnistheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Acknowledgments 1. A Tale of Two Interpretations 2. Fallibility Gains a Foothold: A Model for Understanding Humean Scepticism 3. Fallibility's Ultimate Epistemic Consequence 4. Belief without Evidence 5. Endorsing Epistemic Egalitarianism 6. Scepticism and the 'Nature' of Naturalized Epistemology 7. Hume's Naturalistic Internalism 8. Philosophy after Scepticism Notes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

KEVIN MEEKER is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Alabama. He has co-edited The Philosophical Challenge of Religious Diversity with Phil Quinn. In addition, he has published many articles in journals such as Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, American Philosophical Quarterly, and Hume Studies.