| The realities of man’s cognitive situation are such that our knowledge of the world’s ways is bound to be imperfect. Nonetheless, the theory of unknowability—agnoseology as some have called it—is a rather underdeveloped branch of knowledge. And it seems destined to remain so since most of us would prefer to “accentuate the positive” and focus attention on human abilities and powers, rather than disabilities and incapacities.
Granted, the task of identifying individual unknowable facts as such is inherently impracticable. (If they are supposed to be identified as such—as facts—then how can they be unknowable?) But their treatment at the level of generality is something else again. And as the deliberations of the book will endeavor to show in detail, there are four prime reasons for the impracticability of cognitive access to certain facts about the world: developmental impredictability, verificational surdity, ontological detail, and predicative vagrancy. The role of each of these factors will be explained and examined by exploring the prospects and possibilities of knowledge, with particular focus on its limits, practical and theoretical alike. |
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 Visual Diagnosis in PediatricsFeaturing 500 full-color clinical photographs, succinct clinical pearls, and detailed differential diagnosis tables, this atlas is a visual guide to the rapid and accurate diagnosis of pediatric problems. The book will greatly assist busy practitioners in recognizing disease entities and distinguishing among entities that appear similar. Organized... | | Introduction to Mobile Communications: Technology, Services, MarketsThe traditionally separate Fixed, Mobile, and Internet sectors are now converging into a single sector with implications for both technology and business. With so much happening, and so many options available, it is increasingly essential for telecommunication professionals to have a clear view of where the industry is heading. This book provides a... | | Computer Graphics for Java ProgrammersA great many varied and interesting visual effects can be achieved with computer graphics, for which a fundamental understanding of the underlying mathematical concepts – and a knowledge of how they can be implemented in a particular programming language – is essential.
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