Walking the Tightrope of Reason: The Precarious Life of a Rational Animal

Author:   Robert Fogelin (Professor of Philosophy and Sherman Fairchild Professor in the Humanities, Professor of Philosophy and Sherman Fairchild Professor in the Humanities, Dartmouth College)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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Pages:   224
Publication Date:   06 January 2005
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Robert Fogelin (Professor of Philosophy and Sherman Fairchild Professor in the Humanities, Professor of Philosophy and Sherman Fairchild Professor in the Humanities, Dartmouth College)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 12.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.249kg
ISBN:  

9780195177541


ISBN 10:   0195177541
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   06 January 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Few have described better than Robert Fogelin the peculiar poise that reasoning requires. --San Francisco Chronicle An insightful examination of the precarious character of our intellectual lives. --New York Law Journal An intellectual pleasure for those who like their philosophy cool and combative. --Publishers Weekly A rare book that makes philosophy matter for ordinary people in everyday life. --Booklist


Few have described better than Robert Fogelin the peculiar poise that reasoning requires. --San Francisco Chronicle<br> An insightful examination of the precarious character of our intellectual lives. --New York Law Journal<br> An intellectual pleasure for those who like their philosophy cool and combative. --Publishers Weekly<br> A rare book that makes philosophy matter for ordinary people in everyday life. --Booklist<br>


Few have described better than Robert Fogelin the peculiar poise that reasoning requires. --San Francisco Chronicle An insightful examination of the precarious character of our intellectual lives. --New York Law Journal An intellectual pleasure for those who like their philosophy cool and combative. --Publishers Weekly A rare book that makes philosophy matter for ordinary people in everyday life. --Booklist An insightful examination of the precarious character of our intellectual lives. --New York Law Journal Few have described better than Robert Fogelin the peculiar poise that reasoning requires. --Kenneth Baker, San Francisco Chronicle A rare book that makes philosophy matter for ordinary people in everyday life. --Booklist An admirably clear, concise, provocative approach to avoiding pitfalls 'inherent in the rational enterprise....' An intellectual pleasure for those who like their philosophy cool and combative. --Publishers Weekly A model of clarity...a genuine pleasure to read.... Most welcome. --Mind


An insightful examination of the precarious character of our intellectual lives. -New York Law Journal Few have described better than Robert Fogelin the peculiar poise that reasoning requires. -Kenneth Baker, San Francisco Chronicle A rare book that makes philosophy matter for ordinary people in everyday life. -Booklist An admirably clear, concise, provocative approach to avoiding pitfalls 'inherent in the rational enterprise...' An intellectual pleasure for those who like their philosophy cool and combative. -Publishers Weekly


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Robert Fogelin is Professor of Philosophy and Sherman Fairchild Professor in the Humanities at Dartmouth College. His many books include Pyrrhonian Reflections, Wittgenstein and Hume's Skepticism.

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