The Philosophy Of Knowledge
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Author | : Jennifer Trusted |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1997-03-27 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0230378242 |
A short account of the philosophy of knowledge for students reading philosophy for the first time. It also serves as a general introduction to those interested in the subject. Jennifer Trusted examines the nature of philosophy as a subject for study and suggests that it has practical use as well as intellectual appeal since it is concerned with developing our understanding through critical appraisal of the concepts we use, so making our problems clear. Dr Trusted also looks at the approach of some of the leading philosophers of the western world to the philosophy of knowledge. The views of Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and Kant are considered. There are two chapters principally concerned with the views of the twentieth-century philosophers: A.J. Ayer and Norman Malcolm. The concluding chapter summarises the various approaches and the way they contribute to clarifying our ideas.
Author | : Davis Baird |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2004-02-10 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0520928202 |
Western philosophers have traditionally concentrated on theory as the means for expressing knowledge about a variety of phenomena. This absorbing book challenges this fundamental notion by showing how objects themselves, specifically scientific instruments, can express knowledge. As he considers numerous intriguing examples, Davis Baird gives us the tools to "read" the material products of science and technology and to understand their place in culture. Making a provocative and original challenge to our conception of knowledge itself, Thing Knowledge demands that we take a new look at theories of science and technology, knowledge, progress, and change. Baird considers a wide range of instruments, including Faraday's first electric motor, eighteenth-century mechanical models of the solar system, the cyclotron, various instruments developed by analytical chemists between 1930 and 1960, spectrometers, and more.
Author | : Kenneth T. Gallagher |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2017-11-15 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780331130003 |
Excerpt from Philosophy of Knowledge Grateful acknowledgment is made to F ordham University Press for their permission to reprint material in Chapter X which first appeared in my The Philosophy of Gabriel Marcel, 1962; and to International Philosophical Quarterly, for permission to use the paragraph on Proust, in Chapter V, which first appeared in an article, Recent anglo-american Views on Perception, IV, 122 141. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Paul K. Moser |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780521423632 |
Philosophers have sought to define knowledge since the time of Plato. This inquiry outlines a theory of rational belief by challenging prominent skeptical claims that we have no justified beliefs about the external world.
Author | : Noah Lemos |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2007-02-15 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780521842136 |
Epistemology or the theory of knowledge is one of the cornerstones of analytic philosophy, and this book provides a clear and accessible introduction to the subject. It discusses some of the main theories of justification, including foundationalism, coherentism, reliabilism, and virtue epistemology. Other topics include the Gettier problem, internalism and externalism, skepticism, the problem of epistemic circularity, the problem of the criterion, a priori knowledge, and naturalized epistemology. Intended primarily for students taking a first class in epistemology, this lucid and well-written text would also provide an excellent introduction for anyone interested in knowing more about this important area of philosophy.
Author | : Stephen Cade Hetherington |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2018-09-20 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 147425845X |
"Covers the emergence and consolidation of a new approach to questions in philosophy, science, and religion in the 17th, 18th, and 19thcenturies. The chapters explore the work of Hobbes, Descartes, Leibniz, Kant, and Mill among others, with a view to understanding the origins of modern thought."--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Christopher J. Preston |
Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0820324507 |
He asks what these ideas in contemporary epistemology and environmental philosophy mean for environmental policy, concluding that the grounding of knowledge strongly suggests epistemic reasons for the protection of a full range of physical environments in their natural condition."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Michael Williams |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780192892560 |
In this introduction to epistemology, Michael Williams explains and criticises traditional philosophical theories of the nature, limits, methods, possibility, and value of knowing.
Author | : Frederick F. Schmitt |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2006-11-22 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1134967799 |
Knowledge, from Plato onwards, has been considered in relation to justified belief. Current debate has centred around the nature of the justification and whether justified belief can be considered an internal or extenal matter. Epistemological internalists argue that the subject must be able to reflect upon a belief to complete the process of justification. The externalists, on the other hand, claim that it is only necessary to consider whether the belief is reliably formed, and argue that the ability to know by reflection is not required for a justified belief. In the historical section of this book the three most important epistemologists, Plato, Descartes and Hume, as well as the ancient epistemologies of the stoics, Academics and Pyrhonians, are considered. In reconsidering the history of epistemology the author is led to argue against hte view that internalism is historically dominant. His critique of internalism is then developed into a sustained argument against many of its forms, and he goes onto defend an externalist, reliabilist epistemology.
Author | : Guy Axtell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2022-01-26 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781989014264 |
Introduction to Philosophy: Epistemology engages first-time philosophy readers on a guided tour through the core concepts, questions, methods, arguments, and theories of epistemology-the branch of philosophy devoted to the study of knowledge. After a brief overview of the field, the book progresses systematically while placing central ideas and thinkers in historical and contemporary context. The chapters cover the analysis of knowledge, the nature of epistemic justification, rationalism vs. empiricism, skepticism, the value of knowledge, the ethics of belief, Bayesian epistemology, social epistemology, and feminist epistemologies. Along the way, instructors and students will encounter a wealth of additional resources and tools: Chapter learning outcomes Key terms Images of philosophers and related art Useful diagrams and tables Boxes containing excerpts and other supplementary material Questions for reflection Suggestions for further reading A glossary For an undergraduate survey epistemology course, Introduction to Philosophy: Epistemology is ideal when used as a main text paired with primary sources and scholarly articles. For an introductory philosophy course, select book chapters are best used in combination with chapters from other books in the Introduction to Philosophy series: https: //www1.rebus.community/#/project/4ec7ecce-d2b3-4f20-973c-6b6502e7cbb2.