Ignorance by Peter Unger
In this controversial volume (originally published in 1975) Peter Unger suggests that, not only can nothing ever be known, but no one can ever have a reason at all for anything. A consequence of this is that we cannot have any realistic emotional ties: it can never be conclusively said that someone is happy or sad about anything. Finally he argues that no one can ever say, let alone believe, that anything is the case. In order to get beyond this apparent bind - and this condition of ignorance - Unger proposes a radical departure from the linguistic and epistemological systems we have become accustomed to. Epistemologists, as well as philosophers of mind and language will undoubtedly find in this study of the limitations of language an invaluable philosophical perspective.
Oxford University Press has done well to reissue Ignorance, Peter Unger's first book in epistemologyUnger follows the argument to great depth, wherever it may lead, and the reader who follows along will be amply rewarded, which shows how impressively fresh and relevant this work remains after all these years. * Ernest Sosa, Brown University and Rutgers University *
Pastor Peter B. Unger was raised in New England, and is a graduate of Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont. He received a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1983 and a Doctorate degree from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. He has served parishes in upstate New York, western and eastern Pennsylvania, and was a Chaplain at the Syracuse Veterans Hospital. Currently, Rev. Unger is the pastor of a United Church of Christ (UCC) church in Easton Pennsylvania., and teaches philosophy part time at an area college.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198244172 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198244177 |
| Title | Ignorance |
| Author | Peter Unger |
| Series | Clarendon Library Of Logic And Philosophy |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1978-01-04 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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