The Realm of Facts Aspects of Philosophical Realism
Knowledge of facts is essential for the management of life. Most studies of the subject examine how we go about trying to obtain it; they describe the processes and proceedings of rational inquiry. The present work steps back from this to inquire into the limits and limitations of such processes and...
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| Формат: | Электронная книга |
| Язык: | English |
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Berlin ; Boston
De Gruyter,
[2020]
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| Серии: | Epistemic Studies ;
39 |
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| Online-ссылка: | EBSCOhost Перейти в каталог НБ ТГУ |
Оглавление:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Introduction: Why Facts Matter
- 1. Factual Basics
- 2. Fact vs. Fiction
- 3. Reality vs. Appearance
- 4. Conceiving Facts
- 5. Stating Facts: Formulating Facts in Language
- 6. Knowledge of Fact
- 7. The Ramifications of Ignorance
- 8. Access to Fact (The Rational Intelligibility of Nature)
- 9. Our Limited Knowledge of Fact
- 10. On Existence, Reality, and Facts
- Bibliography
- Index