The Scottish Pragmatist? The Dilemma of Common Sense and the Pragmatist Way Out

Reid Studies 2 (2):47-58 (1999)
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Abstract

One of the great attractions of Thomas Reid's account of knowledge is that he attempted to avoid the alternative between skepticism and dogmatism. This attempt, however, faces serious problems. It is argued here that there is a pragmatist way out of the problems, and that there are even hints to this solution in Reid's writings.

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Peter Baumann
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