Thomas Reid and Scepticism: His Reliabilist Response

by Philip De Bary, Philip de Bary

Overview

This book bears witness to the current reawakening of interest in Reid's philosophy. It first examines Reid's negative attack on the Way of Ideas, and finds him to be a devastating critic of his predecessors. Turning to the positive part of Reid's programme, the author then develops a fresh interpretation of Reid as an anticipator of present-day 'reliabilism'. Throughout the book, Reid is presented as a powerful thinker with much to say to philosophers in the twenty-first century. The book will be of interest not only to Reid scholars and historians of philosophy, but also to specialists and students in contemporary epistemology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134574667
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/14/2004
Series:	Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Philosophy
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	433 KB

About the Author

Philip De Bary, Philip de Bary

Table of Contents

1. Kinds of Sceptic2. The Attack on Cartesian Foundationalism3. The First Principles of Contingent Truths4. Reid's Fallibilist/Foundationalist Mixture5. The Stucture of Reid's Reliabilism6. The Slippery Slope7. Was Reid Tilting at a Straw Man?8. Reid's Further Arguments against Scepticism9. The Truth Claim10. Reid's Theism Reconsidered

Editorial Reviews

'The author has written a clear, able and thorough treatment of Reid's epistemology' - Roger Gallie, University of Aberdeen

'Important interpretative issues are thoroughly explored, and all this is done in a friendly and readable style. A considerable achievement is before us and hopefully a further significant boost to the number of serious students of Reid.' - Roger Gallie, University of Aberdeen

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