Synthese 194 (5) (2017)
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This is an essay on G. E. Moore’s argument in defense of common sense against David Hume’s theory. However, the burden of essay is to show that, though Moore derived has argument from Thomas Reid, it was the latter who noted that the defense of common sense required more than showing that Hume’s theory conflicted with common sense. It required supplying a better theory than that of Hume’s of the operations of the human mind, and especially, a better theory of the evidence and justification of common sense beliefs. The essay is a formulation and defense of Reid’s theory of conception, conviction and evidence
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Keywords | G.E. Moore David Hume Thomas Reid Common sense Scepticism Trustworthiness |
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Reprint years | 2017 |
DOI | 10.1007/s11229-015-0770-9 |
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A Treatise of Human Nature: Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental Method of Reasoning Into Moral Subjects.David Hume & D. G. C. Macnabb (eds.) - 1738 - Collins.
Proof of an External World.George Edward Moore - 1939 - Proceedings of the British Academy 25 (5):273--300.
Self-Trust: A Study of Reason, Knowledge, and Autonomy.Keith Lehrer - 1997 - Oxford University Press.
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