Philosophical Studies - Hardcover

David G. Ritchie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0484730576 ISBN 13: 9780484730570

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2024

Synopsis

What can we know, and how do we know it? This book surveys the puzzle of knowledge and the nature of reality.

This work presents a rigorous look at epistemology and metaphysics, focusing on how we distinguish thought from the external world. It analyzes the boundaries between consciousness and objects, and how language and everyday concepts shape our beliefs about reality. Drawing on debates from classical and modern philosophy, it connects questions of knowledge to logic, psychology, and science, offering careful argument rather than sensational claims.

• Examines the relationship between mind and matter and the limits of what we can know
• Explores how the supposed “world of consciousness” interacts with the “real world”
• Analyzes the role of logic, experience, and language in forming knowledge and truth
• Considers how epistemology relates to ethics, politics, and the sciences

Ideal for readers of philosophy who want a clear, sustained inquiry into knowledge, reality, and their implications for science and everyday life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0484730576
• ISBN 13: 9780484730570
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368