What is This Thing Called Knowledge?

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-415-38797-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 931 g

What is Knowledge? Where does it come from? Can we know anything at all? This lucid and engaging introduction grapples with these central questions in the theory of knowledge, offering a clear, non-partisan view of the main themes of epistemology including recent developments such as virtue epistemology and contextualism.

Duncan Pritchard discusses traditional issues and contemporary ideas in thirteen easily digestible sections, including:

- the value of knowledge

- the structure of knowledge

- virtues and faculties

- perception

- testimony and memory

- induction

- scepticism.

What is this thing called Knowledge? contains many helpful student-friendly features including study questions, annotated further reading, a glossary and a guide to web resources. Clear and interesting examples are used throughout. This is an ideal first textbook in the theory of knowledge for undergraduates taking a first course in philosophy.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pritchard, Duncan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Erkenntnistheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section 1: What is Knowledge? 1. Some Preliminaries 2. The Value of Knowledge 3. Defining Knowledge 4. The Structure of Knowledge 5. Rationality 6. Virtues and Faculties Section 2: Where Does Knowledge Come From? 7. Perception 8. Testimony and Memory 9. A Priority and Inference 10. The Problem of Induction Section 3: Do We Know Anything At All? 11. Scepticism about Other Minds 12. Radical Scepticism 13. Truth and Objectivity General Further Reading Glossary Index

Über Autor(innen)

Duncan Pritchard is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Stirling, UK.