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In this volume of fourteen new essays, a distinguished team of philosophers offer a broad and stimulating examination of the nature, role, and value of transcendental arguments. Transcendental arguments aim to show that what is doubted or denied by the sceptic must be the case, as a condition for the possibility of experience, language, or thought. The essays consider how successful such arguments are as a response to sceptical problems.
This volume investigates the validity and utility of transcendental arguments as a philosophical methodology for addressing skeptical challenges. Edited by Robert Stern, the collection gathers fourteen original essays from prominent philosophers to evaluate whether these arguments successfully establish necessary conditions for experience, language, and thought. The text provides a rigorous analytical framework for assessing the historical and contemporary relevance of Kantian-style reasoning in the face of persistent doubt.
What You Will Find
Experts recognize this collection as a significant contribution to the study of transcendental philosophy and its application to skeptical problems. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, making it a resource primarily intended for advanced students and professional philosophers.
Page Count:
344
Publication Date:
2000-03-16
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0198238371
ISBN-13:
9780198238379
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