{"product_id":"9781405191708","title":"Worlds of Truth A Philosophy of Knowledge","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWorlds of Truth\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Philosophy of Knowledge\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIsrael Scheffler\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Epistemology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWorlds of Truth: A Philosophy of Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e explicates and builds upon a half century of philosophical work by the noted philosopher Israel Scheffler. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePropounds a new doctrine of \u003ci\u003eplurealism\u003c\/i\u003e which maintains the existence of multiple real worlds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a defense of absolute truth, which denies certainty and eschews absolutism, and defends systematic relativity, objectivity, and fallibilism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes a wide range of pragmatic interests: epistemology and scientific development, cognition and emotion, science and ethics, ritual and culture, and art and science\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eIsrael Scheffler\u003c\/b\u003e is Victor S. Thomas Professor of Education and Philosophy Emeritus at Harvard University and serves as Scholar-in-Residence at the Mandel Center at Brandeis University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a founding member of the National Academy of Education and a past president of both the Philosophy of Science Association and the Charles S. Peirce Society. Among his various books are \u003ci\u003eThe Anatomy of Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e (1963), \u003ci\u003eScience and Subjectivity\u003c\/i\u003e (1967), \u003ci\u003eFour Pragmatists\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Letter\u003c\/i\u003e (1979), and \u003ci\u003eSymbolic Worlds: Art, Science, Language, Ritual\u003c\/i\u003e (1997).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 April 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405191708\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e168\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384542851212,"sku":"9781405191708","price":33.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405191708.jpg?v=1780181199","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405191708","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}