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Aiming at Truth

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Nicholas Unwin
    Pages 1-7

  3. Truth and the Norms of Assertion

    • Nicholas Unwin
    Pages 8-37

  4. Scepticism — and How Not to Avoid It

    • Nicholas Unwin
    Pages 38-73

  5. Cognitive Contingency

    • Nicholas Unwin
    Pages 74-107

  6. Belief and Acceptance

    • Nicholas Unwin
    Pages 108-137

  7. Belief and Knowledge

    • Nicholas Unwin
    Pages 138-161

  8. Pragmatism and the Value of Truth

    • Nicholas Unwin
    Pages 162-184

  9. Relativism and the Limits of Conversability

    • Nicholas Unwin
    Pages 185-202

  10. Mind, World and Realism

    • Nicholas Unwin
    Pages 203-226

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 227-249
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About this book

This book argues that it is not obvious what we means by saying our beliefs and assertions are 'truth-directed'. Do we weaken our notion of a belief if we deal with radical scepticism without surrendering to idealism? This book defends a radically new 'ecological' model of knowledge, examining what might happen if we abandoned genuine belief.

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'Aiming at Truth is high class philosophy. Nicholas Unwin argues for an iconoclastic position with clarity, elegance and wit. It is refreshing to read a book that grapples with the challenges presented by relativism and scepticism with such seriousness and depth.' - Julian Dodd, Department of Philosophy, University of Manchester, UK

'Nicholas Unwin's Aiming at Truth is an ambitious and wide-ranging book.' - Stephen R. Grimm, Mind

About the author

NICHOLAS UNWIN studied at the University of Oxford. He has taught at the Universities of Oxford and Essex, and is now Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Bolton.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Aiming at Truth

  • Authors: Nicholas Unwin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230624900

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2007

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-50683-1Published: 28 November 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-35307-1Published: 01 January 2007

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-62490-0Published: 28 November 2006

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 249

  • Topics: Epistemology, Analytic Philosophy, Logic

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