| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 199 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
International library of philosophy
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International library of philosophy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-196 and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Belief and reason -- pt. 2. Freedom and responsibility -- pt. 3. Memory and testimony. |
| Summary |
We call beliefs reasonable or unreasonable, justified or unjustified. What does this imply about belief? Does this imply that we are responsible for our beliefs and that we should be blamed for our unreasonable convictions? Or does it imply that we are in control of our beliefs and that what we believe is up to us?Reason Without Freedomargues that the major problems of epistemology have their roots in concerns about our control over and responsibility for belief. Owens focuses on the arguments of Descartes, Locke and Hume--the founders of epistemology--and presents a critical discussion of the current trends in contemporary epistemology. He proposes that the problems we confront today - skepticism, the analysis of knowledge, and debates on epistemic justification can be tackled when we have understood the moral psychology of belief. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Belief and doubt.
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Belief and doubt. |
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Free will and determinism.
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Free will and determinism. |
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Reason.
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Reason. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Owens, David (David J.). Reason without freedom. London ; New York : Routledge, 2000 0415223881 (DLC) 99087518 (OCoLC)43095832 |
| ISBN |
020324947X (electronic book) |
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9780203249475 (electronic book) |
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0203464605 (electronic book) |
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9780203464601 (electronic book) |
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9780415223881 (hardcover) |
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0415223881 (hardcover) |
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9780415223898 (paperback) |
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041522389X (paperback) |
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