Blind Realism: An Essay on Human Knowledge and Natural Science

by Robert F. Almeder

Overview

Blind Realism originated in the deeply felt conviction that the widespread acceptance of Gettier-type counterexamples to the classical definition of knowledge rests in a demonstrably erroneous understanding of the nature of human knowledge. In seeking to defend that conviction, Robert F. Almeder offers a fairly detailed and systematic picture of the nature and limits of human factual knowledge.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780847682805
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/21/1996
Series:	Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	5.86(w) x 8.96(h) x 0.57(d)

About the Author

Robert F. Almeder, Professor of Philosophy at Georgia State University, has written widely on epistemology and philosophy of science, including The Philosophy of Charles S. Peirce: A Critical Introduction (Rowman & Littlefield, 1980).

Editorial Reviews

...clear, well-informed, provocative...

Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review

...specialists in epistemology, metaphysics, and philosophy of science will find it interesting and provoking.

The Philosophical Quarterly

...clearly the result of years of careful thought...

Review of Metaphysics

...this technically sophisticated, yet readable, book is recommended to any academic library with a comprehensive philosophy collection.

Choice Reviews

A complete overhaul of knowledge, realism and natural science...Its scope is very wide, and yet bears ramifications that urge the reader to consider questions of significant depth... thought-provoking, forcefully yet meticulously argued, and packs considerable punch ...An excellent contribution to its field...

Philosophia

... thoughtful, challenging, and coherent.

The Philosophical Review

...this technically sophisticated, yet readable, book is recommended to any academic library with a comprehensive philosophy collection.

Choice

...this technically sophisticated, yet readable, book is recommended to any academic library with a comprehensive philosophy collection.

CHOICE

...clear, well-informed, provocative...

Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review

...clearly the result of years of careful thought...

Review Of Metaphysics

...clear, well-informed, provocative...

Canadian Philosophical Reviews