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Thomas Reid and the story of epistemology
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Thomas Reid and the story of epistemology

Author: Nicholas Wolterstorff
Publisher: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Series: Modern European philosophy.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"The two great philosophical figures at the culminating point of the Enlightenment are Thomas Reid in Scotland and Immanuel Kant in Germany. Reid was by far the more influential across Europe and the United States well into the nineteenth century. Since that time his fame and influence have been eclipsed by his German contemporary." "This important book by one of today's leading philosophers of knowledge and  Read more...
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Named Person: Thomas Reid; Thomas Reid; Thomas Reid; Thomas (Philosoph) Reid
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Nicholas Wolterstorff
ISBN: 0521790131 9780521790130
OCLC Number: 43708498
Description: xiii, 265 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Reid's questions --
The way of ideas: structure and motivation --
Reid's opening attack: nothing is explained --
The attack continues: there's not the resemblance --
Reid's analysis of perception: the standard schema --
An exception (or two) to Reid's standard schema --
The epistemology of testimony --
Reid's way with skeptic --
Common sense --
In conclusion: living wisely in the darkness.
Series Title: Modern European philosophy.
Responsibility: Nicholas Wolterstorff.
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