Epistemology - A Guide

Informationen zum Autor John Turri is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He specializes in epistemology, philosophy of language, experimental philosophy, and cognitive science. He is editor of Virtuous Thoughts: The Philosophy of Ernest Sosa (2013) and co-editor of Contemporary Debates in Epistemology (2nd edition, Wiley, 2013) and Virtue Epistemology: Contemporary Readings (2012). Klappentext Epistemology: A Guide is a straightforward and accessible introduction to contemporary epistemology for those studying the topic for the first time. It introduces and explains the main arguments of the most influential publications in the field from the last 50 years.Balancing simplicity of argument with accuracy and detail, this guide covers the central topics of theory of knowledge, including skepticism, epistemic justification, epistemic closure, virtue epistemology, and naturalized epistemology. Instead of artificially treating themes in isolation, it provides a clear context for key topics and concepts. Designed to stand alone or to accompany the second edition of Epistemology: An Anthology (Wiley Blackwell, 2008), this is a deft and concise introduction to a foundational topic in philosophy. Zusammenfassung Designed to accompany Epistemology: An Anthology or stand alone as a concise primer, this is a straightforward and accessible introduction to contemporary epistemology for those studying the topic for the first time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xiAcknowledgments xiii1 The best case for skepticism about the external world?(Stroud, "The Problem of the External World") 12 Proving the external world exists(Or: Let's all give Moore a hand!) (Moore, "Proof of an External World") 63 Some ways of resisting skepticism(Moore, "Four Forms of Scepticism") 104 Plausibility and possibilities(Moore, "Certainty") 155 Skeptic on skeptic(Klein, "How a Pyrrhonian Skeptic Might Respond to Academic Skepticism") 196 Realism in epistemology(Williams, "Epistemological Realism") 247 Socratic questions and the foundation of empirical knowledge(Chisholm, "The Myth of the Given") 318-9 The foundation of empirical knowledge?(Sellars, "Does Empirical Knowledge Have a Foundation?" and "Epistemic Principles") 3610 It's not a given that empirical knowledge has a foundation(BonJour, "Can Empirical Knowledge Have a Foundation?") 4411 Interpretation, meaning and skepticism(Davidson, "A Coherence Theory of Truth and Knowledge") 4912 Blending foundationalism and coherentism(Haack, "A Foundherentist Theory of Epistemic Justification") 5413 Foundationalism, coherentism and supervenience(Sosa, "The Raft and the Pyramid") 6014 Infinitism(Klein, "Human Knowledge and the Infinite Regress of Reasons") 6715 The Gettier problem(Gettier, "Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?") 7316 Some principles concerning knowledge and inference(Harman, Thought, Selections) 7717 The essence of the Gettier problem(Zagzebski, "The Inescapability of Gettier Problems") 8318 Knowledge is an unanalyzable mental state(Williamson, "A State of Mind") 8519 Closure, contrast and semi-skepticism(Dretske, "Epistemic Operators") 9220 Closure, contrast and anti-skepticism(Stine, "Skepticism, Relevant Alternatives, and Deductive Closure") 9921 Keeping close track of knowledge(Nozick, "Knowledge and Skepticism") 10322 Moore wins(Sosa, "How to Defeat Opposition to Moore") 11123 The closure principle: dangers and defense(Vogel, "Are There Counter examples to the Closure Principle?") 11624 Evidentialist epistemology(Feldman and Conee, "Evidentialism") 12325 Non-defensive epistemology(Foley, "Skepticism and Rationality") 12926 Reliabilism about justification(Goldman, "What Is Justified Belief?") 13527 Reliabilism: a level assessment(Vogel, "Reliabilism Leveled") 14128 Against externalism(BonJour, "Externalist Theories of Empirical Knowledge") 14629...

List of contents

Preface xi
 
Acknowledgments xiii
 
1 The best case for skepticism about the external world?
(Stroud, "The Problem of the External World") 1
 
2 Proving the external world exists
(Or: Let's all give Moore a hand!) (Moore, "Proof of an External World") 6
 
3 Some ways of resisting skepticism
(Moore, "Four Forms of Scepticism") 10
 
4 Plausibility and possibilities
(Moore, "Certainty") 15
 
5 Skeptic on skeptic
(Klein, "How a Pyrrhonian Skeptic Might Respond to Academic Skepticism") 19
 
6 Realism in epistemology
(Williams, "Epistemological Realism") 24
 
7 Socratic questions and the foundation of empirical knowledge
(Chisholm, "The Myth of the Given") 31
 
8-9 The foundation of empirical knowledge?
(Sellars, "Does Empirical Knowledge Have a Foundation?" and "Epistemic Principles") 36
 
10 It's not a given that empirical knowledge has a foundation
(BonJour, "Can Empirical Knowledge Have a Foundation?") 44
 
11 Interpretation, meaning and skepticism
(Davidson, "A Coherence Theory of Truth and Knowledge") 49
 
12 Blending foundationalism and coherentism
(Haack, "A Foundherentist Theory of Epistemic Justification") 54
 
13 Foundationalism, coherentism and supervenience
(Sosa, "The Raft and the Pyramid") 60
 
14 Infinitism
(Klein, "Human Knowledge and the Infinite Regress of Reasons") 67
 
15 The Gettier problem
(Gettier, "Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?") 73
 
16 Some principles concerning knowledge and inference
(Harman, Thought, Selections) 77
 
17 The essence of the Gettier problem
(Zagzebski, "The Inescapability of Gettier Problems") 83
 
18 Knowledge is an unanalyzable mental state
(Williamson, "A State of Mind") 85
 
19 Closure, contrast and semi-skepticism
(Dretske, "Epistemic Operators") 92
 
20 Closure, contrast and anti-skepticism
(Stine, "Skepticism, Relevant Alternatives, and Deductive Closure") 99
 
21 Keeping close track of knowledge
(Nozick, "Knowledge and Skepticism") 103
 
22 Moore wins
(Sosa, "How to Defeat Opposition to Moore") 111
 
23 The closure principle: dangers and defense
(Vogel, "Are There Counter examples to the Closure Principle?") 116
 
24 Evidentialist epistemology
(Feldman and Conee, "Evidentialism") 123
 
25 Non-defensive epistemology
(Foley, "Skepticism and Rationality") 129
 
26 Reliabilism about justification
(Goldman, "What Is Justified Belief?") 135
 
27 Reliabilism: a level assessment
(Vogel, "Reliabilism Leveled") 141
 
28 Against externalism
(BonJour, "Externalist Theories of Empirical Knowledge") 146
 
29 Against internalism
(Goldman, "Internalism Exposed") 151
 
30 A skeptical take on externalism
(Fumerton, "Externalism and Skepticism") 156
 
31 A friendly take on internalism
(Feldman and Conee, "Internalism Defended") 159
 
32 Warrant
(Plantinga, "Warrant: A First Approximation") 164
 
33 Intellectual virtues
(Zagzebski, Virtues of the Mind) 169
 
34 Virtue epistemology
(Greco, "Virtues and Vices of Virtue Epistemology") 172
 
35 Knowledge, luck and virtue
(Pritchard, "Cognitive Responsibility and the Epistemic Virtues") 176
 
36 Epistemic value and cognitive achievement
(Sosa, "The Place of Truth in Epistemology") 181
 
37 Giving up on knowledge
(Kvanvig, "Why Should Inquiring Minds Want to Know?") 187
 
38 Giving up on (exact) truth
(Elgin, "True Enough") 192
 
39 Naturalized epistemology advertised
(Quine, "Epistemology Naturalized") 196
 
40 Naturalized epistemology criticized
(Kim, "What is 'Naturalized Epistemology'?") 203
 

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"The author fosters an excellent bridge to the primary sources and presents the material in a way that scarcely could be made more palatable. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above." ( Choice , 1 December 2014)

Product details

• Authors: J Turri, John Turri
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.10.2013
• EAN: 9781444333701
• ISBN: 978-1-4443-3370-1
• No. of pages: 322
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Erkenntnistheorie, Philosophie, Philosophy, Epistemology