Read more
Zusatztext "Duncan Pritchard's What is this thing called Knowledge is the best text book as a first introduction to epistemology.The summaries! up-to-date reading suggestions and largely independent chapters make it very easy and flexible to use for instructors and students alike. The new chapters on applied epistemology are a great idea: they show the relevance of epistemology to some of the most important problems in modern-day life and society."Markus Lammenranta! University of Helsinki! Finland. "Pritchard's fourth edition of What is this thing called Knowledge? improves on an already outstanding introductory text. With new chapters covering the relationship between theory of knowledge and technology! law! politics and education this is a highly accessible! but never condescending book. Thoroughly engaging! consistently thought-provoking! exceptionally lucid! with attention to both classic debates and contemporary developments! What is this thing called Knowledge? offers students a superlative introduction to epistemology."Jill Rusin! Wilfrid Laurier University! Canada."Pritchard's updated edition is a superior resource for students and scholars alike. It expertly traverses the terrain surrounding familiar debates over the sources and structure of knowledge! and then guides the reader through newer epistemic territories and applied domains."Robert Barnard! University of Mississippi! USA Informationen zum Autor Duncan Pritchard FRSE is Chancellor’s Professor of Philosophy at the University of California Irvine, USA, and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, UK. His main research area is epistemology, and he has published widely in this field. His monographs include Epistemic Luck (2005), The Nature and Value of Knowledge (with A. Millar and A. Haddock, 2010), Epistemological Disjunctivism (2012), and Epistemic Angst (2015). In 2007 he was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize for his research. In 2011 he was elected to a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. In 2013 he delivered the annual Soochow Lectures in Philosophy, in Taipei, Taiwan. Zusammenfassung This engaging introduction grapples with the central questions in epistemology. The fourth edition has been revised and updated throughout, and features four new chapters on applied epistemology. This is an ideal textbook in the theory of knowledge for undergraduates coming to philosophy for the first time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. How to Use This Book. Part 1 : What is knowledge? Chapter 1: Some preliminaries. Chapter 2: The value of knowledge. Chapter 3: Defining knowledge. Chapter 4: The structure of knowledge. Chapter 5: Rationality. Chapter 6: Virtues and faculties. Part 2: Where does knowledge come from? Chapter 7: Perception. Chapter 8: Testimony and memory. Chapter 9: A priority and inference. Chapter 10: The problem of induction. Part 3 : What kinds of knowledge are there? Chapter 11: Scientific knowledge. Chapter 12: Religious knowledge. Chapter 13: Moral knowledge. Part 4 : How Can the Theory of Knowledge Be Applied to Particular Domains? Chapter 14: Technology. Chapter 15: Education. Chapter 16: Law. Chapter 17: Politics. Part 5 : Do we have any knowledge? Chapter 18: Scepticism about other minds. Chapter 19: Radical scepticism. Chapter 20: Truth and objectivity. General Further Reading. Glossary. Index. ...
