Common Sense
Common Sense
A Contemporary Defense
Noah Lemos defends the common sense tradition--the view that permits us to justify the philosophical inquiry of many of the things we ordinarily think we know. He discusses the main features of this tradition as expounded by Thomas Reid, G.E. Moore and Roderick Chisholm in a text that will appeal to students and philosophers in epistemology and ethics.
- Clearly and engagingly written
- Examines important issues in ethics and epistemology
- Re-establishes common sense as an important and credible philosophical tradition
Reviews & endorsements
"...Academic libraries wanting a solid philosophy collection should acquire this book." CHOICE May 2005
"clear and straightfoward" - Amy M. Schmitter, University of Alberta
Product details
August 2004Hardback
9780521837842
210 pages
235 × 160 × 20 mm
0.418kg
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- 1. The common sense tradition
- 2. Common sense and reliability I
- 3. Common sense and reliability II
- 4. Reid, reliability, and Reid's wrong turn
- 5. Moore, skepticism, and the external world
- 6. Chisholm, particularism, and methodism
- 7. Common sense and a priori epistemology
- 8. Particularism, ethical skepticism, and moral philosophy
- Conclusion
- Selected bibliography
- Index.
