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Autore |
Perkinson Henry J |
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Titolo |
Flight from fallibility : how theory triumphed over experience in the West / / Henry J. Perkinson |
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Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2002 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (160 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Criticism (Philosophy) |
Philosophy and civilization |
Justification (Theory of knowledge) |
Fallibility |
Theory (Philosophy) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-150) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- 1 KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT JUSTIFICATION -- 2 GOVERNMENT WITHOUT LEGITIMACY -- 3 ECONOMICS WITHOUT SELF- INTEREST -- 4 MORALITY WITHOUT A FOUNDATION -- 5 CONCLUSION: FLIGHT FROM FALLIBILITY -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Perkinson provides an original historical interpretation that shows how our intellectual, political, economic, and social institutions emerged out of and are based upon the acceptance of human fallibility. |
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