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24 produkter
Internet of Us
Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data
Inbunden, 2016
253 kr
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We used to say "seeing is believing"; now googling is believing. With 24/7 access to nearly all of the world's information at our fingertips, we no longer trek to the library or the encyclopedia shelf in search of answers. We just open our browsers, type in a few keywords and wait for the …
Truth as One and Many
Häftad, 2011
699 kr
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What is truth? Michael Lynch defends a bold new answer to this question. Traditional theories of truth hold that truth has only a single uniform nature. All truths are true in the same way. More recent deflationary theories claim that truth has no nature at all; the concept of truth is of no real …
Know-It-All Society
Truth and Arrogance in Political Culture
Häftad, 2020
182 kr
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Taking stock of our fragmented political landscape, Michael Patrick Lynch delivers a trenchant philosophical take on digital culture and its tendency to make us into dogmatic know-it-alls. The internet—where most shared news stories are not even read by the person posting them—has contributed to …
Truth as One and Many
E-bok, 2011
440 kr
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What is truth? Michael Lynch defends a bold new answer to this question. Traditional theories of truth hold that truth has only a single uniform nature. All truths are true in the same way. More recent deflationary theories claim that truth has no nature at all; the concept of truth is of no real …
Truth as One and Many
Inbunden, 2009
1701 kr
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What is truth? Michael Lynch defends a bold new answer to this question. Traditional theories of truth hold that truth has only a single uniform nature. All truths are true in the same way. More recent deflationary theories claim that truth has no nature at all; the concept of truth is of no real …
Truth and Realism
Av Patrick Greenough, Michael P. Lynch
Inbunden, 2006
821 kr
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Is truth objective or relative? What exists independently of our minds? This book is about these two questions. The essays in its pages variously defend and critique answers to each, grapple over the proper methodology for addressing them, and wonder whether either question is worth pursuing. In so …
Truth and Realism
Av Patrick Greenough, Michael P. Lynch
Häftad, 2006
716 kr
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Is truth objective or relative? What exists independently of our minds? This book is about these two questions. The essays in its pages variously defend and critique answers to each, grapple over the proper methodology for addressing them, and wonder whether either question is worth pursuing. In so …
In Praise of Reason
E-bok, 2012
232 kr
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A spirited defense of the relevance of reason for an era of popular skepticism over such matters as climate change, vaccines, and evolution. Why does reason matter, if (as many people seem to think) in the end everything comes down to blind faith or gut instinct? Why not just go with what you …
Polarisation, Arrogance, and Dogmatism
Philosophical Perspectives
Av Alessandra Tanesini, Michael P. Lynch
Inbunden, 2020
2133 kr
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Polarisation, intransigence and dogmatism in political and moral debate have in recent years threatened to overwhelm many Western-style democracies, where for centuries reasoned argument has been a hallmark feature of tackling disagreement. For many people, this marks a worrying deterioration in …
Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Humility
Av Mark Alfano, Michael P. Lynch m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
750 kr
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Humility is a vital aspect of political discussion, social media and self-help, whilst recent empirical research has linked humility to improved well-being, open-mindedness and increased accuracy in assessing persuasive messages. It is also a topic central to research and discussion in philosophy, …
Polarisation, Arrogance, and Dogmatism
Philosophical Perspectives
Av Alessandra Tanesini, Michael P. Lynch
Häftad, 2023
720 kr
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Polarisation, intransigence and dogmatism in political and moral debate have in recent years threatened to overwhelm many Western-style democracies, where for centuries reasoned argument has been a hallmark feature of tackling disagreement. For many people, this marks a worrying deterioration in …
Perspectives on the Philosophy of William P. Alston
Av Heather D. Battaly, Michael P. Lynch
Inbunden, 2005
1420 kr
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One of the most influential analytic philosophers of the late twentieth century, William P. Alston is a leading light in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and the philosophy of language. In this volume, twelve leading philosophers critically discuss the central topics of his work in these …
Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Humility
Av Mark Alfano, Michael P. Lynch m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
3793 kr
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Humility is a vital aspect of political discussion, social media and self-help, whilst recent empirical research has linked humility to improved well-being, open-mindedness and increased accuracy in assessing persuasive messages. It is also a topic central to research and discussion in philosophy, …
Polarisation, Arrogance, and Dogmatism
Philosophical Perspectives
Av Michael P. Lynch, Alessandra Tanesini
E-bok, 2020
849 kr
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Polarisation, intransigence and dogmatism in political and moral debate have in recent years threatened to overwhelm many Western-style democracies, where for centuries reasoned argument has been a hallmark feature of tackling disagreement. For many people, this marks a worrying deterioration in …
Polarisation, Arrogance, and Dogmatism
Philosophical Perspectives
Av Michael P. Lynch, Alessandra Tanesini
E-bok, 2020
822 kr
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Polarisation, intransigence and dogmatism in political and moral debate have in recent years threatened to overwhelm many Western-style democracies, where for centuries reasoned argument has been a hallmark feature of tackling disagreement. For many people, this marks a worrying deterioration in …
Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Humility
Av Alessandra Tanesini, Michael P. Lynch m. fl.
E-bok, 2020
883 kr
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Humility is a vital aspect of political discussion, social media and self-help, whilst recent empirical research has linked humility to improved well-being, open-mindedness and increased accuracy in assessing persuasive messages. It is also a topic central to research and discussion in philosophy, …
Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Humility
Av Alessandra Tanesini, Michael P. Lynch m. fl.
E-bok, 2020
864 kr
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Humility is a vital aspect of political discussion, social media and self-help, whilst recent empirical research has linked humility to improved well-being, open-mindedness and increased accuracy in assessing persuasive messages. It is also a topic central to research and discussion in philosophy, …
Internet of Us
Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data
Häftad, 2017
169 kr
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This "fascinating new book" (The New Yorker) shows how our digital way of life makes us overvalue some ways of processing information over others and thus risks distorting what it means to be human. Lynch argues that it will be the way in which we adapt our minds to these new tools that will …
