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This dissertation aims to construct a non-dogmatic defence of common sense. It tries to show why the absence of justification for the judgements of common sense, which the sceptic reveals, does not invalidate them.

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Preface ; 1 The Problem of Scepticism ; 2 The Conflict Between Scepticism and Common Sense ; 3 Moore's Defence of Common Sense ; 4 On the Significance of What We Would Ordinarily Doubt ; 5 On the Significance of What We Would Ordinarily Claim to Know ; 6 Wittgenstein on the Philosopher's Use of `I Know' ; 7 Wittgenstein on Certainty ; 8 On the Status of Moore-Type Propositions

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 05/01/1989
      ISBN13: 9780631157861, 978-0631157861
      ISBN10: 0631157867
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      Western philosophy from c 1800

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This dissertation aims to construct a non-dogmatic defence of common sense. It tries to show why the absence of justification for the judgements of common sense, which the sceptic reveals, does not invalidate them.

      Table of Contents
      Preface ; 1 The Problem of Scepticism ; 2 The Conflict Between Scepticism and Common Sense ; 3 Moore's Defence of Common Sense ; 4 On the Significance of What We Would Ordinarily Doubt ; 5 On the Significance of What We Would Ordinarily Claim to Know ; 6 Wittgenstein on the Philosopher's Use of `I Know' ; 7 Wittgenstein on Certainty ; 8 On the Status of Moore-Type Propositions

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