Philosophy And Its Epistemic NeurosesThis book argues that analytical philosophy and radical theory alike stand in an ambivalent relationship with skepticism. It explains structuralism, feminist theory and critical theory to outline a therapeutic alternative to philosophical theoreticism. |
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Internal Relations | |
Truth and Reference | |
Renouncing All Theory | |
Conceptual Schemes | |
Incommensurability | |
Other Concepts | |
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