Thomas Reid and the Story of EpistemologyThis important book will do much to reestablish the significance of Thomas Reid for philosophy today. Nicholas Wolterstorff has produced the first systematic account of Reid's epistemology. Relating Reid's philosophy to present-day epistemological discussions the author demonstrates how they are at once remarkably timely, relevant, and provocative.There is no competing book that both uncovers the deep pattern of Reid's thought and relates it to contemporary philosophical debate. It must be read by historians of philosophy as well as all philosophers concerned with epistemology and the philosophy of mind. |
Contents
Reids Questions | 1 |
The Way of Ideas Structure and Motivation | 23 |
Reids Opening Attack Nothing Is Explained | 45 |
The Attack Continues Theres Not the Resemblance | 77 |
Reids Analysis of Perception The Standard Schema | 96 |
An Exception or Two to Reids Standard Schema | 132 |
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