'A timely and important work. an excellent book.' -British Journal for the History of Philosophy'Stern moves briskly and deftly through a great deal of historical and contemporary work. Stern's book should be read by anyone interested in transcendental arguments or scepticism.' -The Philosophical Quarterly'The only monograph in English devoted entirely to transcendental arguments.' -The Philosophical Quarterly'Stern claims, no doubt correctly, that his is the only monograph in English devoted to this topic, and it is a timely and important work. this is an excellent book.' -British Journal for the History of Philosophy'Buy this book and a crate of wine, and work carefully through both of them in the company of a few like-minded colleagues.

' -MINDRobert Stern investigates how scepticism can be countered by using transcendental arguments concerning the necessary conditions for the possibility of experience, language, or thought. He shows that the most damaging sceptical questions concern neither the certainty of our beliefs, nor the reliability of our belief-forming methods, but rather how we can justify our beliefs in the light of our doxastic norms.