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Common Sense: A Contemporary Defense (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy) - Hardcover

Book 38 of 48: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy

Noah Lemos

 
9780521837842: Common Sense: A Contemporary Defense (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy)

Synopsis

In this book, Noah Lemos presents a strong defense of the common sense tradition, the view that we may take as data for philosophical inquiry many of the things we ordinarily think we know. He discusses the main features of that tradition as expounded by Thomas Reid, G. E. Moore and Roderick Chisholm. For a long time common sense philosophers have been subject to two main objections: that they fail to give any non-circular argument for the reliability of memory and perception; and that they pick out instances of knowledge without knowing a criterion for knowledge. Lemos defends the appeal to what we ordinarily think we know in both epistemology and ethics and thus rejects the charge that common sense is dogmatic, unphilosophical or question-begging. Written in a clear and engaging style, this book will appeal to students and philosophers in epistemology and ethics.

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About the Author

Noah Lemos is Professor of Philosophy at DePauw University.

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