Explaining Knowledge - New Essays on the Gettier Problem

The 'Gettier Problem' has been central to epistemology since 1963, when Edmund Gettier presented a powerful challenge to the standard analysis of knowledge. Now twenty-six leading philosophers examine the issues that arise from Gettier's challenge, setting the agenda for future work on the central problem of epistemology.

About the author

Rodrigo Borges is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Claudio de Almeida is Professor of Philosophy at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Peter D. Klein is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University.

Summary

The 'Gettier Problem' has been central to epistemology since 1963, when Edmund Gettier presented a powerful challenge to the standard analysis of knowledge. Now twenty-six leading philosophers examine the issues that arise from Gettier's challenge, setting the agenda for future work on the central problem of epistemology.

Additional text

philosophically thought provoking and of a consistently high calibre

Product details

• Authors: Rodrigo (Assistant Professor Borges, Peter D. Borges Klein
• Assisted by: Rodrigo Borges (Editor), Claudio de Almeida (Editor), Peter D. Klein (Editor), Klein Peter D. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9780198724551
• ISBN: 978-0-19-872455-1
• No. of pages: 432
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge