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True enough / Catherine Z. Elgin.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Elgin, Catherine Z., 1948- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Knowledge, Theory of.
Comprehension.
Science--Philosophy.
Science.
Arts--Philosophy.
Arts.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (pages cm)
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2017]
Summary:
The development of an epistemology that explains how science and art embody and convey understanding.
Contents:
Reconfiguring the realm
Distancing from truth
From knowledge to understanding
The fabric of understanding
Epistemic normativity
Intellectual integrity
Objectivity : a bulwark against bias
Irreconcilable differences
Exemplification in understanding
Embodied understanding : the case of dance
Casting into bold relief
Chekhov's gun
Borders and crossings
Fallibility's payoff.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
ISBN:
0-262-34138-7
0-262-34137-9
OCLC:
1006637924

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