Epistemology Modalized

Zusatztext "Anyone interested in epistemology - especially those interested in the case against closure or the case for sensitivity - will want to read Epistemology Modalized." - Mind Informationen zum Autor Kelly Becker is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Mexico. Klappentext This book sets out first to explain how two fairly recent developments in philosophy, externalism and modalism, provide the basis for a promising account of knowledge, and then works through the different modalized epistemologies extant in the literature, assessing their strengths and weaknesses. Finally, the author proposes the theory that knowledge is reliably formed, sensitive true belief, and defends the theory against objections. Zusammenfassung This book sets out first to explain how two fairly recent developments in philosophy, externalism and modalism, provide the basis for a promising account of knowledge, and then works through the different modalized epistemologies extant in the literature, assessing their strengths and weaknesses. Finally, the author proposes the theory that knowledge is reliably formed, sensitive true belief, and defends the theory against objections. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Process Reliabilism; Chapter 3: Sensitivity; Chapter 4: Safety; Chapter 5: Knowledge: Reliably Formed Sensitive True Belief; Chapter 6: Closure and the Value Problem

Product details

• Authors: Kelly Becker
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.03.2012
• EAN: 9780415541275
• ISBN: 978-0-415-54127-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge