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7. The Academic Denial of the Possibility of Knowledge
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments xi
- Abbreviations xiii
- Introduction 1
- 1. Augustine and the Academics 9
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Part I. Discrediting Academic Skepticism as a Philosophical Practice
- 2. Socrates, the Academics, and the Good Life 33
- 3. Happiness, Wisdom, and the Insufficiency of Inquiry 49
- 4. The Inaction Objection 75
- 5. Inquiry and Belief on Authority 95
- 6. The Error of the Academics 120
- Afterword to Part I 139
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Part II. Vindicating the Possibility of Knowledge
- 7. The Academic Denial of the Possibility of Knowledge 145
- 8. The Apprehensible Truths of Philosophy 165
- 9. Platonism and the Apprehensible Truths of Philosophy 195
- 10. Defense of the Senses 214
- 11. First-Person Truths 228
- Afterword to Part II 253
- Bibliography 257
- Index 265
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments xi
- Abbreviations xiii
- Introduction 1
- 1. Augustine and the Academics 9
-
Part I. Discrediting Academic Skepticism as a Philosophical Practice
- 2. Socrates, the Academics, and the Good Life 33
- 3. Happiness, Wisdom, and the Insufficiency of Inquiry 49
- 4. The Inaction Objection 75
- 5. Inquiry and Belief on Authority 95
- 6. The Error of the Academics 120
- Afterword to Part I 139
-
Part II. Vindicating the Possibility of Knowledge
- 7. The Academic Denial of the Possibility of Knowledge 145
- 8. The Apprehensible Truths of Philosophy 165
- 9. Platonism and the Apprehensible Truths of Philosophy 195
- 10. Defense of the Senses 214
- 11. First-Person Truths 228
- Afterword to Part II 253
- Bibliography 257
- Index 265