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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450805403321

Autore

Owens David (David J.)

Titolo

Reason without freedom : the problem of epistemic normativity / / David Owens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

1-134-59329-5

1-280-10602-6

0-203-46460-5

0-203-24947-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

International library of philosophy

Disciplina

121/.6

Soggetti

Belief and doubt

Free will and determinism

Reason

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-196] and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction: rationality, responsibility and control; Belief and reason; Reflection and rationality; Motivating belief; Knowledge and conclusive grounds; Scepticism, certainty and control; Appendix to Part 1: renouncing belief?; Freedom and responsibility; Freedom and the will; Locke on freedom; A theory of freedom; The scope of responsibility; Memory and testimony; Knowledge and its preservation; The authority of memory; The authority of testimony; Conclusion: epistemology as moral psychology; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Arguing that the major problems in epistemology have their roots in concerns about our control over our beliefs, David Owen presents a critical discussion of the current trends in contemporary epistemology.