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Fear of Knowledge: Against Relativism and Constructivism Paul A. Boghossian
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Such a view seems to me to lead away from our knowledge of the external world, and ultimately to a sort of nihilism.…agreement on epistemological essentials constitutes a valuable scientific asset that should not be discarded But the relativism against which neopositivists rail and for fear of which they barricade their methodological doors turns out, on closer inspection, to be almost wholly imaginary. See: Baghramian, Maria and Bahramian, Mari, Relativism (Problems of Philosophy). New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. Thanx 4 the recommendation of 'Fear of Knowledge: Against Relativism and Constructivism'.I'm all over it because I just recently delved into & discovered the intellectual power of Rand. See our respective reviews of Paul Boghossian's “Fear of Knowledge: Against Relativism and Constructivism.” Blackburn's review of it, “True enough,” appeared in the September 1, 2006 issue of Times Online. The famous counterargument by Boghossian, Paul, Fear of Knowledge: Against Relativism and Constructivism. Fear of Knowledge: Against Relativism and Constructivism. Ã�ディア:ペーパーバック販売元:Oxford Univ Pr (Sd) ＜言語＞ 1. I recently read a good book on this topic called “Fear of Knowledge: Against Relativism and Constructivism” by NYU philosopher Paul Boghossian. Fear of Knowledge: Against Relativism and Constructivism, Oxford University Press 2006 - short, on a very important topic, written almost without any technical terminology, extremely clear, and very convincing. Book Description: Relativist and constructivist conceptions of truth and knowledge have become orthodoxy in vast stretches of the academic world in recent times. New York: Routledge Chapan & Hall, 2004. As Paul Boghossian wrote in Fear of Knowledge: Against Relativism and Constructivism: One source of their (relativism and constructivism) appeal is clear: they are hugely empowering. In his 2006 short monograph, Fear of Knowledge: Against Relativism and Constructivism, Paul Boghossian takes up the task of refuting the position that all knowledge is socially constructed. He is the author of “Fear of Knowledge: Against Relativism and Constructivism,” “Content and Justification: Philosophical Papers,” and co-editor of “New Essays on the A Priori,” all from Oxford University Press. If only Boghossian's eminently reasonable book were required reading for every freshman considering entrance into the humanities.