Softcover

ISBN 10: 0139141502 ISBN 13: 9780139141508

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1977

Many of the problems of philosophy are of such broad relevance to human concerns, and so complex in their ramifications, that they are, in one form or another, perennially present. Though in the course of time, they yield in part to philosophical inquiry, they may need to be rethought by each age in the light of its broader scientific knowledge and deepened ethical and religious experience. Better solutions are found by more refined and rigorous methods. Thus, one who approaches the study of philosophy in the hope of understanding the best of what it affords will look both for fundamental issues and contemporary achievements. Written by a group of distinguished philosophers, the Foundations of Philosophy Series aims to exhibit some of the main problems in the various fields of philosophy as they stand at the present stage of philosophical history.

From the Publisher:

This book addresses the contemporary developments in a critical fashion, reaffirming the validity of the epistemic point of view. The author draws the reader into the very forefront of current philosophical debate, giving greater insights into both intergalactic and externalistic theories of knowledge.