The Power and Value of Philosophical Skepticism

By Jeffrey P. Whitman

Book Overview

How should we react to philosophical skepticism? Whitman answers this question by examining analytic and post-analytic responses to the problem. He tests analytic theories of knowledge (foundationalism, coherentalism, and reliabilism) and the post-analytic responses of Donald Davidson and Richard Rorty against skeptical arguments. Whitman concludes that embracing a theoretical version of philosophical skepticism has advantages over post-analytic responses-both in the realm of philosophical inquiry and in everyday life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847682331
• ISBN13: 9780847682331
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"