On folk epistemology : how we think and talk about knowledge / Mikkel Gerken.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gerken, Mikkel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge, Theory of.

Folklore--Social aspects.

Folklore.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 332 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

How we think and talk about knowledge

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Summary:

'On Folk Epistemology' explores how we ascribe knowledge to ourselves and others. Mikkel Gerken draws on both cognitive psychology and traditional philosophical reflection, while also contributing to epistemology, to lay the foundation for the study of folk epistemology.

Contents:

Part I: Puzzles. 1: Thought and talk about knowledge. 2: Puzzling patterns of knowledge ascriptions. 3: Theoretical responses and methodology. 4: Arguments for strict purist invariantism Part II: Resources. 5: The psychology of knowledge ascriptions. 6: The epistemic norms of action. 7: The epistemic norms of assertion. 8: Cognition and communication

towards a unified account. Part III: Diagnoses. 9: Staging a strict purist invariantist comeback. 10: Diagnosing salient alternative effects. 11: Diagnosing contrast effects. 12: Diagnosing practical factor effects. Coda: Folk epistemology and epistemic injustice. Appendix.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 18, 2017).

ISBN:

0-19-252521-2

0-19-184163-3