Walking the Tightrope of Reason : The Precarious Life of a Rational Animal
by Robert Fogelin
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Human beings are both supremely rational and deeply superstitious, capable of believing just about anything and of questioning just about everything. Indeed, just as our reason demands that we know the truth, our skepticism leads to doubts we can ever really do so. In Walking the Tightrope of Reason, Robert J. Fogelin guides readers through a contradiction that lies at the very heart of philosophical inquiry. Fogelin argues that our rational faculties insist on a purely rational account of the universe, yet at the same time, the inherent limitations ofthese faculties ensure that we will never fully satisfy that demand. As a result of being driven to this point of paradox, we either comfort ourselves with what Kant called "metaphysical illusions" or adopt a stance of radical skepticism....
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- Walking the Tightrope of Reason : The Precarious Life of a Rational Animal
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- Robert Fogelin
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- 0195177541
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- 9780195177541
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- Oxford
- Date Published
- 2004
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