LEADER 02127nam 2200493 450 001 9910154737803321 005 20180124151559.0 010 $a0-19-061871-X 010 $a0-19-061872-8 010 $a0-19-061870-1 035 $a(CKB)4340000000018154 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001605106 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4745371 035 $a(PPN)199414750 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000018154 100 $a20161207h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aWhat do philosophers do? $eskepticism and the practice of philosophy /$fPenelope Maddy 210 1$aNew York, NY :$cOxford University Press,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource 225 0 $aThe Romanell Lectures 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2017. 311 $a0-19-061869-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPart I: The Dream Argument -- 1. Descartes on dreaming -- 2. Stroud on dreaming -- 3. Stroud versus Austin -- Part II: The Argument from Illusion -- 1. The argument -- 2. Shortcomings of the argument -- 3. Why is the argument so appealing? -- 4. From the argument to skepticism -- 5. Back to dreaming -- Part III: The Cure and Beyond -- 1. Moore -- 2. Wittgenstein -- 3. Beyond -- Appendix A: The infinite regress of justification -- Appendix B: The closure argument. 330 8 $a'What Do Philosophers Do?' takes up the leading arguments for radical skepticism from an everyday point of view. A range of philosophical methods are examined and employed, for a revealing portrait of what philosophers do, and perhaps a quiet suggestion for what they should do, for what they do best. 410 0$aRomanell lectures. 606 $aMethodology 606 $aSkepticism 615 0$aMethodology. 615 0$aSkepticism. 676 $a101 700 $aMaddy$b Penelope$0536645 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910154737803321 996 $aWhat do philosophers do$92597272 997 $aUNINA