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Introduction 1
Truth and the Norms of Assertion 8
Why the nature of truth itself is irrelevant 8
An argument against truth-aiming 21
A revised argument 26
Intensional and extensional senses of 'aiming' 31
Scepticism - and How Not to Avoid It 38
Types of scepticism 38
The problem of induction 42
The underdetermination of theories by data 50
Externalist criticisms 63
Transcendental arguments 68
Cognitive Contingency 74
How to be an alien 74
Alternative classifications 78
Alternative conceptual schemes 85
Radical interpretation 91
Further objections 98
Belief and Acceptance 108
Acceptance as a distinct attitude 108
Voluntariness and 'directions of fit' 117
Degrees of belief 130
Belief and Knowledge 138
What is knowledge? 138
An 'ecological model' 144
Justification regained 155
Pragmatism and the Value of Truth 162
Rorty on pragmatism 162
The autonomy of belief 169
Wishful thinking 177
Relativism and the Limits of Conversability 185
Relativism and error 185
Tolerance 191
The individuation of cultures 197
Mind, World and Realism 203
Types of realism 203
Transcendental idealism and internal realism 205
Representation and the 'Olympian standpoint' 217
Conclusion 225
Notes 227
Bibliography 237
Index 244
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