Good knowledge, bad knowledge : on two dogmas of epistemology / Stephen Hetherington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hetherington, Stephen Cade, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge, Theory of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 209 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

On two dogmas of epistemology

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Stephen Hetherington questions the orthodox view of knowledge and presents a non-absolutist theory, which offers novel solutions to many traditional epistemological puzzles. He also examines the role of intuition in epistemological thought.

Contents:

1. Epistemic absolutism. 1.1. Talking about knowledge. 1.2. Knowledge of a person. 1.3. Education and improved knowledge. 1.4. Gilbert Ryle. 1.5. Fred Dretske. 1.6. Justification's roles within knowledge. 1.7. Knowledge of a topic. 1.8. Conceptions of knowledge

2. Scepticism. 2.1. Some sceptical reasoning. 2.2. Relevant alternatives. 2.3. Motivating the sceptical reasoning. 2.4. The sceptic's basic mistake. 2.5. Knowing failably. 2.6. Knowing failably and sceptical possibilities. 2.7. Alternatives and contexts and relevance. 2.8. Humean scepticism. 2.9. Sorites scepticism. 2.10. Imperfect knowledge. 2.11. Scepticism, schlepticism

3. Gettier cases. 3.1. The standard interpretation of Gettier cases.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-280-90507-7

OCLC:

1027192958