The price of doubt [electronic resource] / N.M.L. Nathan.
By: Nathan, N. M. L
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Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: International library of philosophy: Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2001Description: ix, 177 p.Subject(s): Belief and doubt | ConsciousnessGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 121/.5 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Review: "An argument may fail because it is unsound. A trivial conclusion is another fault. Do all the sceptic's arguments have one or both of these deficiencies? This book conjectures that they do. Some sceptical arguments are entirely sound. Some have non-trivial conclusions. But none, it is conjectured, has both of these advantages."
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-173) and index.
"An argument may fail because it is unsound. A trivial conclusion is another fault. Do all the sceptic's arguments have one or both of these deficiencies? This book conjectures that they do. Some sceptical arguments are entirely sound. Some have non-trivial conclusions. But none, it is conjectured, has both of these advantages."
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