Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge

Informationen zum Autor Noah Lemos is the Leslie and Naomi Legum Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the College of William and Mary, Virginia. He is the author of Intrinsic Value (Cambridge, 1994) and Common Sense (Cambridge, 2004), and is co-editor of The Journal of Ethics. Klappentext An updated introduction to the fundamental problems in contemporary epistemology, perfect for a first course in the field. Zusammenfassung Now revised and containing three new chapters, this book provides an accessible introduction to the fundamental problems in the theory of knowledge. Written primarily for students taking a first course in epistemology, it will be of interest to anyone wanting to know more about this important area of philosophy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the second edition; 1. Knowledge, truth, and justification; 2. The traditional analysis and the Gettier problem; 3. Foundationalism; 4. The coherence theory of justification; 5. Reliabilism and virtue epistemology; 6. Internalism and externalism about justification; 7. Epistemic circularity; 8. Skepticism; 9. The problem of the criterion; 10. The a priori; 11. Naturalized epistemology; 12. Testimony and disagreement.

Product details

• Authors: Noah Lemos, Noah (College of William and Mary Lemos, Noah M. Lemos
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781108724401
• ISBN: 978-1-108-72440-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy; Cambridge Introductions to Phi
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Philosophy, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge