LEADER 02070nam 2200445 450 001 9910798478303321 005 20170919194121.0 010 $a0-7618-6793-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000685159 035 $a(EBL)4530145 035 $a(OCoLC)950459580 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4530145 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000685159 100 $a20160606h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aMan the rational animal $equestions and arguments /$fEdo Pivcevic 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cUniversity Press of America, Inc.,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (205 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-7618-6792-9 327 $aContents; Prefatory Note; Introduction; 1 What Can We Know and What May We Rationally Believe?; 2 What Are the Necessary and What Are the Sufficient Conditions of Rational Belief?; 3 Can It Ever Be Truly Rational to Believe a Falsehood?; 4 Does Natural Science Set a Norm for What Can Be Rationally Believed?; 5 Is the Belief in Creation Ex Nihilo a Rationally Sustainable Belief?; 6 What Rational Justification Might There Be for Acting Morally?; 7 Is the Existence of Rational Beings Merely a Fortuitous By-Product of Natural Selection?; Index 330 $aThis challenging and refreshingly innovative book addresses certain fundamental questions concerning rational legitimacy of some widely held beliefs and provides argument-based answers to such questions, while at the same time encouraging the reader to actively engage with the views put forward and form his/her own judgement. 606 $aHuman beings 606 $aPhilosophical anthropology 615 0$aHuman beings. 615 0$aPhilosophical anthropology. 676 $a128 700 $aPivc?evic?$b Edo$0160202 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798478303321 996 $aMan the rational animal$93789886 997 $aUNINA