The idea that science is just one more way of knowing the world and that
there are other, radically different, yet equally valid ways, has taken
deep root in academia. In Fear of Knowledge, Paul Boghossian tears
these relativist theories of knowledge to shreds. He argues forcefully
for the intuitive, common-sense view--that the world exists independent
of human opinion and that there is a way to arrive at beliefs about the
world that are objectively reasonable to anyone capable of appreciating
the relevant evidence, regardless of their social or cultural
perspective. This short, lucid, witty book shows that philosophy
provides rock-solid support for common sense against the relativists; it
is provocative reading throughout the discipline and beyond.