{"product_id":"the-failure-of-philosophical-knowledge-9781350340046","title":"The Failure of Philosophical Knowledge","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilosophy begins and ends in disagreement. Philosophers disagree among themselves in innumerable ways, and this pervasive and permanent dissent is a sign of their inability to solve philosophical problems and present well-established substantive truths.   This raises the question: What should we do with our philosophical beliefs in light of philosophy's epistemic failure? In this open access book, János Tozsér analyzes the possible answers to this question, develops them into comprehensive metaphilosophical visions, and argues that we cannot commit ourselves to any of them in peace, with a clear intellectual conscience, and without self-deception.   Tozsér calls this disheartening insight the experience of breakdown, claiming that no matter how we struggle, we are unable to create substantive philosophical knowledge that goes beyond the cost-benefit analysis of philosophical theories. He makes the case that, at the same time, we cannot suspend all of our beliefs about the most fundame\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA challenging and delightfully argued work of metaphilosophy – one that is not only astute on the details of particular contemporary arguments but reflects a depth of understanding of philosophy’s history. * Scott Aikin, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, USA *\u003cbr\u003eJános Tozsér offers an uncompromisingly honest assessment of whether philosophy achieves its own stated goals, and answers with an emphatic NO. I won’t give up philosophy after reading the book, and I hope neither will Tozsér, but I will have to rethink what I do when I do philosophy. * Katalin Farkas, Professor of Philosophy, Central European University, Austria *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements  Introduction  \u003cb\u003ePart I\u003c\/b\u003e  1. Philosophy as an Epistemic Enterprise  2. Philosophy as a Failed Epistemic Enterprise  \u003cb\u003ePart II\u003c\/b\u003e  3. Therapy for Philosophers  4. Philosophy with (Intended-To-Be) Compelling Justification  5. Philosophy without Compelling Justification  6. Meta-skepticism  \u003cb\u003ePart III\u003c\/b\u003e  7. Breakdown   Bibliography  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019651875159,"sku":"9781350340046","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350340046.jpg?v=1750780915","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-failure-of-philosophical-knowledge-9781350340046","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}