Fear of Knowledge by Paul Boghossian

Fear of Knowledge

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  • Genre Philosophy
  • Publisher Clarendon Press
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  • Size 6.54 MB
  • Length 160 Pages

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Relativist and constructivist conceptions of truth and knowledge have become orthodoxy in vast stretches of the academic world in recent times. In his long-awaited first book, Paul Boghossian critically examines such views and exposes their fundamental flaws. This short, lucid, witty book shows that philosophy provides rock-solid support for common sense against the relativists; it will prove provocative reading throughout the discipline and beyond. 'This is a book that can be read in an afternoon and thought about for a lifetime.' William Ewald, Wall Street Journal

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