“The selections are well chosen . . . the Introduction and headnotes are extremely clear and well written . . . appropriately pegged for a very introductory audience.” —Steven Gerrard, Williams College
“The selections are well chosen . . . the Introduction and headnotes are extremely clear and well written . . . appropriately pegged for a very introductory audience.” —Steven Gerrard, Williams College
Contents:
PLATO, “Knowledge and Opinion,” from Republic
AUGUSTINE, “Three Things True and Certain,” from The City of God
AQUINAS, “Whether Faith is More Certain than Science . . . ?” from Summa Theologica
DESCARTES, Meditations I, II, VI, from Meditations
LEIBNIZ, “On the Method of Distinguishing Real from Imaginary Phenomena”
HUME, “Of the Academical or Sceptical Philosophy,” from Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
REID, “Reflections on the Common Theory of Ideas,” from Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man
HUSSERL, “First Meditation: the Way to the Transcendental Ego,” from Cartesian Meditations
MOORE, “Certainty,” from Philosophical Papers
WITTGENSTEIN, “On Certainty,” from On Certainty
REICHENBACH, “The Search for Certainty and the Rationalistic Conception of Knowledge,” from The Rise of Scientific Philosophy
MALCOLM, “Do I Know I Am Awake?” from Dreaming
BOUWSMA, “Descartes’ Evil Genius,” from Philosophical Essays
SMULLYAN, “Dream or Reality,” from 5000 B.C. and Other Philosophical Fantasies
OCTAVIO PAZ, “Certainty,” a poem from Configurations