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A Modest Certainty
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2012
Summary
The central problem of philosophy is the problem of certainty. What does it mean to be sure? Are there ideas beyond the possibility of error or refutation? What does it mean for a notion to be incorrigible? In this book, Frank D. Schubert squarely addresses the question of whether there is a single standard of certainty that can be applied to such disparate areas as logic, mathematics, politics, religion, familial/tribal commitments, and science. Schubert proposes a common standard for assessing certainty — the certainty of knowing one’s own personal proper name — as a standard that can establish common ground within each widely disparate area. The result is a new “philosophy in a grand manner” and a powerful ethical proposal for our time.
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1/2012
Copyright year
2012
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-5897-3
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978-0-7618-5898-0
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
379
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Introduction No access
1 Personal Proper Names as a Certainty Standard No access Pages 1 - 60
2 Personal Proper Names as a Certainty Standard No access Pages 61 - 128
3 Religious Certainty No access Pages 129 - 172
4 Political Certainty No access Pages 173 - 222
5 Familial/Tribal Certainty No access Pages 223 - 286
6 Scientific Certainty No access Pages 287 - 348
7 Certainty as We Understand It No access Pages 349 - 376
