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When in Rome : an introduction to relativism and knowledge /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gifford, N. L. (Nancy L.), 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1983.
Colección:SUNY series in philosophy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1: The problem of knowledge
  • Knowledge, who needs it?
  • "I'm from Missouri
  • show me"
  • Have a seat
  • Belief, everybody's got one
  • The foundations of knowledge
  • Chapter 2: Naive Relativism
  • Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: subjective knowledge
  • Subjective evidence: a philosophical dilemma
  • Different strokes for different folks: abuses
  • The problem of evidence
  • Chapter 3: Context relativism
  • The importance of context: three examples
  • Argument from uniqueness: the relativist's challenge
  • Philosophers at work
  • Subject and object
  • It all depends on what you mean: abuses
  • Increasing our knowledge of the world
  • Chapter 4: Cultural relativism
  • The argument from language
  • Social scientists at work: Benedict and Marx
  • The philosopher's dilemma returns: the problem of intersubjectivity
  • Tools of evidence: confirmation and explanation
  • Pseudo-generalization/pseudo-knowledge: abuses
  • Science and knowledge
  • Chapter 5: Empirical knowledge
  • A modification
  • Dialogue with the popular relativist
  • A final defense of objectivity and universality.