Philosophy And Its Epistemic Neuroses

by Michael Hymers

Overview

This book argues that analytical philosophy and radical theory alike stand in an ambivalent relationship with skepticism. It explains structuralism, feminist theory and critical theory to outline a therapeutic alternative to philosophical theoreticism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000302691
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/09/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	772 KB

About the Author

Michael Hymers

Table of Contents

Introduction: Philosophy and Neurosis -- The "External" World -- Internal Relations -- Truth and Reference -- Renouncing All Theory -- Conceptual Schemes -- The Ethical-Political Argument -- Realism and Self-knowledge -- Self-knowledge and Self-unity -- Conclusion: The Rhetoric of Neurosis

Editorial Reviews

Hyners (philosophy, Dalhousie U., Halifax, Nova Scotia) denies that such concepts as knowledge and truth are legitimate objects for theoretical philosophical investigation. That practice, he argues, creates the problems rather than the solutions to such questions as how people can have knowledge of the world and other minds and cultures. The neuroses, he claims, are most clear in metaphysical realism, relativism, and causal theories of reference. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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