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Current controversies in epistemology / edited by Ram Neta.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Current controversies in philosophy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Knowledge, Theory of.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 153 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2014.
- Summary:
- Epistemology is one of the oldest, yet still one of the most active, areas of philosophical research today. There currently exist many annotated tomes of primary sources, and a handful of single-authored introductions to the field, but there is no book that captures epistemology's dynamic growth and lively debates for a student audience. In this volume, eight leading philosophers debate four topics central to recent research in epistemology: The A Priori: C.S.I. Jenkins and Michael Devitt, The A Posteriori: Richard Fumerton and Nicholas Silins, The Regress of Justification: Declan Smithies and Peter D. Klein, Skepticism: Anthony Brueckner and Ernest Sosa Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part I The A Priori: Can We Gain Jusification Independently of Experience? 9
- 1 What Can We Know A Priori? / C.S.I. Jenkins Jenkins, C.S.I. 11
- 2 We Don't Learn About the World by Examining Concepts: A Response to Carrie Jenkins / Michael Devitt Devitt, Michael 23
- Suggestions for Further Reading 34
- Part II The A Posteriori: How Does Perception Justify Belief? 35
- 3 How Does Perception Justify Belief? / Richard Fumerton Fumerton, Richard 37
- 4 Experience Does Justify Belief / Nicholas Silins Silins, Nicholas 55
- Suggestions for the Further Reading 70
- Part III The Regress of Justification: Does Justification Rest on a Foundation? 71
- 5 Can Foundationalism Solve the Regress Problem? / Declan Smithies Smithies, Declan 73
- 6 No Final End is Sight / Peter D. Klein Klein, Peter D. 95
- Suggestion for Further Reading 116
- Part IV Skepticism: Can We Know that We Are Not Completely Deceived? 117
- 7 Skeptical Mystery Tour / Anthony Brueckner Brueckner, Anthony 119
- 8 Can the Skeptic Be Refuted? / Ernest Sosa Sosa, Ernest 130
- Suggestions for Further Reading 114.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415518130
- 041551813X
- 9780415518147
- 0415518148
- OCLC:
- 853494228
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