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Knowledge

Author : Jennifer Nagel
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 019966126X
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Knowledge written by Jennifer Nagel and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is knowledge? Is it the same as opinion or truth? Do you need to be able to justify a claim in order to count as knowing it? How can we know that the outer world is real and not a dream? Questions like these have existed since ancient times, and the branch of philosophy dedicated to answering them - epistemology - has been active for thousands of years. In this thought-provoking Very Short Introduction, Jennifer Nagel considers the central problems and paradoxes in the theory of knowledge and draws attention to the ways in which philosophers and theorists have responded to them. By exploring the relationship between knowledge and truth, and considering the problem of scepticism, Nagel introduces a series of influential historical and contemporary theories of knowledge, incorporating methods from logic, linguistics, and psychology, using a number of everyday examples to demonstrate the key issues and debates. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Scepticism

Author : Duncan Pritchard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0198829167
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Scepticism written by Duncan Pritchard and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the nature of scepticism, asking when it is legitimate, for example as the driver of new ideas, and when it is problematic. It also tackles how scepticism is related to contemporary social and political phenomena, such as fake news, and examines a radical form of scepticism which maintains that knowledge is impossible.

The Skeptic's Guide to Sports Science

Author : Nicholas Tiller
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429820879
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book The Skeptic's Guide to Sports Science written by Nicholas Tiller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-27 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global health and fitness industry is worth an estimated $4 trillion. We spend $90 billion each year on health club memberships and $100 billion each year on dietary supplements. In such an industrial climate, lax regulations on the products we are sold (supplements, fad-diets, training programs, gadgets, and garments) result in marketing campaigns underpinned by strong claims and weak evidence. Moreover, our critical faculties are ill-suited to a culture characterized by fake news, social media, misinformation, and bad science. We have become walking, talking prey to 21st-Century Snake Oil salesmen. In The Skeptic’s Guide to Sports Science, Nicholas B. Tiller confronts the claims behind the products and the evidence behind the claims. The author discusses what might be wrong with the sales pitch, the glossy magazine advert, and the celebrity endorsements that our heuristically-wired brains find so innately attractive. Tiller also explores the appeal of the one quick fix, the fallacious arguments that are a mainstay of product advertising, and the critical steps we must take in retraining our minds to navigate the pitfalls of the modern consumerist culture. This informative and accessible volume pulls no punches in scrutinizing the plausibility of, and evidence for, the most popular sports products and practices on the market. Readers are encouraged to confront their conceptualizations of the industry and, by the book’s end, they will have acquired the skills necessary to independently judge the effectiveness of sports-related products. This treatise on the commercialization of science in sport and exercise is a must-read for exercisers, athletes, students, and practitioners who hope to retain their intellectual integrity in a lucrative health and fitness industry that is spiraling out-of-control.

A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind

Author : Robert A. Burton, M.D.
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 125002840X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Book Synopsis A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind by : Robert A. Burton, M.D.

Download or read book A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind written by Robert A. Burton, M.D. and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if our soundest, most reasonable judgments are beyond our control? Despite 2500 years of contemplation by the world's greatest minds and the more recent phenomenal advances in basic neuroscience, neither neuroscientists nor philosophers have a decent understanding of what the mind is or how it works. The gap between what the brain does and the mind experiences remains uncharted territory. Nevertheless, with powerful new tools such as the fMRI scan, neuroscience has become the de facto mode of explanation of behavior. Neuroscientists tell us why we prefer Coke to Pepsi, and the media trumpets headlines such as "Possible site of free will found in brain." Or: "Bad behavior down to genes, not poor parenting." Robert Burton believes that while some neuroscience observations are real advances, others are overreaching, unwarranted, wrong-headed, self-serving, or just plain ridiculous, and often with the potential for catastrophic personal and social consequences. In A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind, he brings together clinical observations, practical thought experiments, personal anecdotes, and cutting-edge neuroscience to decipher what neuroscience can tell us – and where it falls woefully short. At the same time, he offers a new vision of how to think about what the mind might be and how it works. A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind is a critical, startling, and expansive journey into the mysteries of the brain and what makes us human.

Hume's Radical Scepticism and the Fate of Naturalized Epistemology

Author : K. Meeker
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137025557
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Hume's Radical Scepticism and the Fate of Naturalized Epistemology written by K. Meeker and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Metaepistemology and Skepticism

Author : Richard A. Fumerton
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1461639271
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Book Synopsis Metaepistemology and Skepticism by : Richard A. Fumerton

Download or read book Metaepistemology and Skepticism written by Richard A. Fumerton and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 1995-11-21 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this excellent treatment of the internalism-externalism debate in contemporary epistemology, Richard Fumerton explores its implications for traditional skeptical concerns. When one fully understands these implications, Fumerton argues, one will see philosophical usefulness of a foundationalism relying on acquaintance. Contending that the externalist response to skepticism is too quick and easy, Fumerton defends a version of internalism, but in doing so puts into stark relief the radically different alternatives for dealing with skepticism that our metaepistemological views force upon us.

The Anatomy of Myth

Author : Michael W. Herren
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019060669X
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book The Anatomy of Myth written by Michael W. Herren and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anatomy of Myth is a comprehensive study of the methods of interpreting authoritative myths from the Presocratic philosophers to the Neoplatonists and their adoption by the Church Fathers.

The Oxford Handbook of Wittgenstein

Author : Oskari Kuusela
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199287503
Total Pages : 839 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)

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Book Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Wittgenstein by : Oskari Kuusela

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Wittgenstein written by Oskari Kuusela and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-27 with total page 839 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the middle of the 20th century Ludwig Wittgenstein has been an exceptionally influential and controversial figure wherever philosophy is studied. This is a comprehensive volume on Wittgenstein where 35 scholars explore the whole range of his thought, offering critical engagement and original interpretation.

Scepticism and the Possibility of Knowledge

Author : A. C. Grayling
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441104658
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Book Synopsis Scepticism and the Possibility of Knowledge by : A. C. Grayling

Download or read book Scepticism and the Possibility of Knowledge written by A. C. Grayling and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-05 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scepticism as a philosophical term is as old as the Greeks but has more recently been advanced by Montaigne, Descartes and Hume. To these, what little we know that seems certain is based on observation and habit as opposed to any logical or scientific necessity. Thus, sceptical views relate directly to epistemology-the theory of knowledge and what we can know-and, in the modern turbulent world, it is grayling's contention that these are issues that all contemporary people need to focus on. In seeking understanding of the human condition we need more than just a set of beliefs about it: all belief is irrational. We want to know or garner some kind of proof about the fundamental truths of human existence. This is the crux of the dilemma facing intelligent people today and is illuminated by this book.

The End of the Obesity Epidemic

Author : Michael Gard
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134009704
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book The End of the Obesity Epidemic written by Michael Gard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-11-05 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite apocalyptic predictions from a vocal alliance of health professionals, politicians and social commentators that rising obesity levels would lead to a global health crisis, the crisis has not materialised. Offering a road map through the maze of claims and counter-claims, while still holding to a sceptical standpoint, The End of the Obesity Epidemic provides an unparalleled anatomy of obesity as a scientific, political and cultural issue. It is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the science or sociology of health and lifestyle.

Hume's True Scepticism

Author : Donald C. Ainslie
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191064203
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Hume's True Scepticism written by Donald C. Ainslie and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Hume is famous as a sceptical philosopher but the nature of his scepticism is difficult to pin down. Hume's True Scepticism provides the first sustained interpretation of Part 4 of Book 1 of Hume's Treatise, his deepest engagement with sceptical arguments. Hume notes there that, while reason shows that we ought not to believe the verdicts of reason or the senses, we do so nonetheless. Donald C. Ainslie argues that Hume uses our reactions to the sceptical arguments as evidence in favour of his model of the mind. If we were self-conscious subjects, superintending our rational and sensory beliefs, nothing should stop us from embracing the sceptical conclusions. But instead our minds are bundles of perceptions with our beliefs being generated, not by reflective assent, but by the imagination's association of ideas. We are not forced into the sceptical quagmire. Nonetheless, we can reflect and philosophy uses this capacity to question whether we should believe our instinctive rational and sensory verdicts. It turns out that we cannot answer this question because the reflective investigation of the mind interferes with the associative processes involved in reason and sensation. We thus must accept our rational and sensory capacities without being able to vindicate or undermine them philosophically. Hume's True Scepticism addresses Hume's theory of representation; his criticisms of Locke, Descartes, and other predecessors; his account of the imagination; his understanding of perceptions and sensory belief; and his bundle theory of the mind and his later rejection of it.

Anatomy of a Seance

Author : Stan McMullin
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773571973
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Anatomy of a Seance written by Stan McMullin and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2004-03-19 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MacKenzie King did it, so did Susanna Moody. In fact, many Canadians consulted the spirits as part of a religious experience, to seek guidance for themselves and others, and to attempt to learn what lies beyond the grave. Some came to the seance room to hear ancient wisdom while others came to understand the nature of psychic phenomena. Like the mechanisms that produced the flashing lights, cool breezes, and whirling trumpets that materialized in the presence of the medium, their beliefs and experiences have been mostly hidden, until now. In this first full-length study of Canadian spirit communication, Stan McMullin has drawn upon seance notes, letters, diaries, and special collections to create a fascinating picture of how educated people were drawn to spiritualism and psychic research. Anatomy of a Seance shows that for many Canadians attempting to sort out their religious beliefs and find an acceptable marriage between religion and science the seance room provided an alternative to formal religious dogma. Despite the opposition of mainline churches, spiritualism offered the possibility of a "scientific" religion that could prove the existence of heaven.

The Blackwell Companion to Philosophy

Author : Nicholas Bunnin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470997877
Total Pages : 976 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book The Blackwell Companion to Philosophy written by Nicholas Bunnin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully revised and updated edition of Nicholas Bunnin and E.P. Tsui-James’ popular introductory philosophy textbook brings together specially-commissioned chapters from a prestigious team of scholars writing on each of the key areas, figures and movements in philosophy.

Aspects of Scepticism

Author : John Fordyce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Aspects of Scepticism written by John Fordyce and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Anatomical Memoirs

Author : John Goodsir
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Anatomical Memoirs written by John Goodsir and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

An Introduction to the Language and Literature of Madagascar

Author : Julius Kessler
Publisher : London : W. Hunt
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to the Language and Literature of Madagascar written by Julius Kessler and published by London : W. Hunt. This book was released on 1870 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Oxford Handbook of Montaigne

Author : Philippe Desan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019021533X
Total Pages : 841 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Montaigne written by Philippe Desan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 841 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Montaigne's Essays resemble a patchwork of personal reflections, but they engage with questions that animate the human mind, and tend to a single goal: to live better in the present and to prepare for death. For this reason, Montaigne's thought and writings have been a subject of enduring interest across disciplines. This Handbook brings together essays by prominent scholars that examine Montaigne's literary, philosophical, and political contributions, and assess his legacy and relevance today in a global perspective. It presents Montaigne's Essays not only in their historical context but also as a starting point for discussing issues that concern us today.