A Companion to Epistemology, 2 Volume Set

3rd Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-119-75779-5
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 1408 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 680 g

Provides up-to-date coverage of essential concepts and the latest research trends in epistemology

A Companion to Epistemology, Third Edition provides a comprehensive and up-to-date exploration of the philosophical study of knowledge and justified belief. This extensively revised edition strengthens the treatment of longstanding and contemporary debates, integrating interdisciplinary discussions that link epistemology with cognitive science, philosophy of mind, philosophy of normativity, and social and political philosophy. More than 50 entirely new survey chapters address recent developments in epistemology, such as the ethics of belief and the epistemology of inquiry, while an extended "Epistemology A-Z" with over 100 new entries provides both in-depth analysis and concise definitions of key concepts, arguments, and historical figures.

This classic volume is a vital resource for advancing understanding of epistemological concepts and their real-world applications. Throughout the text, logically structured entries and cross-referenced topics allow for quick and efficient lookup of all information. An indispensable reference for those engaging with one of philosophy's most vital fields, Companion to Epistemology: - Improves the range of coverage of underrepresented philosophers and traditions, including non-Western approaches, women philosophers, and emerging voices in the field
- Captures the evolving state of epistemology while supplying conceptual tools to engage with its complex landscape
- Delivers in-depth coverage of applied epistemology, relevant for practical and theoretical applications
- Provides critical analysis of new and underexplored areas, such as the epistemology of attention
- Supports interdisciplinary research with entries connecting epistemology to ethics, cognitive science, and metaphysics

Edited by a team of leading scholars, Companion to Epistemology, Third Edition is a must-have for undergraduate and graduate students in epistemology, philosophy, ethics, or cognitive science programs, as well as educators and scholars in need of a wide-ranging reference for use in advanced research or teaching.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sylvan, Kurt

Dancy, Jonathan

Sosa, Ernest

Steup, Matthias

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Erkenntnistheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the Third Edition

SECTION 1

1 Ancient Greek and Roman Epistemology
2 Plato's Epistemology
3 Empiricism in Aristotle
4 Epistemology in Classical Chinese Epistemology
5 Sanskrit Epistemology
6 Classical Islamic Epistemology
7 Early Modern Epistemology
8 Descartes's Clarity-First Epistemology
9 Kant on Truth and Reason
10 Early Analytic Epistemology
11 Continental Epistemology [reprint, moved from A-Z]
12 African Epistemology
13 Cross-Linguistic Studies in Epistemology

SECTION 2

14 The Analysis of Knowledge
15 Internalism vs. Externalism
16 The Structure of Justification
17 The Basing Relation
18 The Nature of Induction [reprint, moved from A-Z]
19 Problems of Induction [reprint, moved from A-Z]
20 Bayesian Epistemology [reprint]
21 Defeat
22 Scepticism
23 Conservatism in Epistemology
24 A Priori Knowledge
25 Self-Knowledge
26 Intuition
27 Memory
28 Knowing from Words: In Defense of Cautious Optimism
29 Other Minds [reprint, moved from A-Z]
30 Perceptual Knowledge
31 Practical Knowledge
32 Religious Belief [reprint moved from A-Z]
33 Evidentialism
34 Reliabilism [reprint, moved from A-Z]
35 Sosa's Epistemology in Perspective
36 Responsibilism
37 Knowledge-First Epistemology
38 Objectivity in Feminist Epistemology

SECTION 3

39 Pragmatic Encroachment
40 Understanding
41 Inquiry
42 Attention
43 Epistemology of Skills
44 Epistemology of Modality
45 Agent Functionalism
46 The Ethics of Belief
47 Permissivism
48 Epistemic Reasons
49 Disagreement
50 Opinion Pooling
51 Convergence to the Truth
52 Optimism and Pessimism about Testimonial Knowledge
53 Testimonial Injustice and the Nature of Epistemic Injustice
54 Political Epistemology
55 Standpoint Epistemology
56 Vice Epistemology
57 Ideology

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Kurt Sylvan is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southampton. Specializing in epistemology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of practical reason, he has published extensively in leading journals such as Philosophical Review, Mind, and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. His research focuses on foundational questions about knowledge and the ethics of belief.

Jonathan Dancy is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. Known for his influential work in epistemology, moral philosophy, and the philosophy of practical reason, Dancy is the author of several foundational books, such as Ethics without Principles and Practical Reality. His work has inspired several conferences and edited collections.

Ernest Sosa is Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. He previously taught at Brown University for more than forty years. A pioneer in virtue epistemology and inventor of telic virtue epistemology, Sosa has authored many influential books on knowledge and belief, including the multi-volume Apt Belief and Reflective Knowledge: A Virtue Epistemology.

Matthias Steup is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado at Boulder, with prior appointments at Purdue University, Grinnell College, and others. He has published influential articles on the structure of justification, internalism vs. externalism, doxastic control, and the ethics of belief.