{"product_id":"can-we-know-anything-9780367208875","title":"Can We Know Anything","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Michael Huemer and Bryan Frances debate whether  and how  we can gain knowledge of the world outside of our own minds. Starting with opening statements, the debate moves through two rounds of replies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances argues that we lack knowledge because, for example, we cannot rule out the possibility that we are brains in vats being artificially stimulated in such a way as to create an illusion of living in the real world. Huemer disagrees that we need evidence against such possibilities in order to gain knowledge of the external world, maintaining instead that we are entitled to presume that things are as they appear unless and until we acquire specific grounds for thinking otherwise. The authors go on to discuss how one should think about controversial issues wherein the experts persistently disagree. Frances argues that we should generally withhold judgment about such issues or at least greatly reduce our confidence. Huemer agrees that people are often overconfident\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword 1. The Illusion of Knowledge 2. The Reality of Knowledge 3. The Skeptic’s Response to the Realist 4. The Realist’s Response to the Skeptic 5. When Will It Ever End?: Reply to Huemer’s Response 6. It Ends Here: Response to Francis’s Reply\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017848881495,"sku":"9780367208875","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367208875.jpg?v=1750774877","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/can-we-know-anything-9780367208875","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}