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In this concise book, one of the worlds leading epistemologists provides a sophisticated, revisionist introduction to the problem of knowledge in Western philosophy. Modern and contemporary accounts of epistemology tend to focus on limited questions of knowledge and skepticism, such as how we can know the external world, other minds, the past through memory, the future through induction, or the worlds depth and structure through inference. This book steps back for a better view of the more general issues posed by the ancient Greek Pyrrhonists. Returning to and illuminating this older, broader epistemological tradition, Ernest Sosa develops an original account of the subject, giving it substance not with Cartesian theology but with science and common sense.
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Ernest Sosa is Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University and the author of many books, including Judgment and Agency, Knowing Full Well (Princeton), Reflective Knowledge, A Virtue Epistemology, and Knowledge in Perspective. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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In this concise book, one of the world's leading epistemologists provides a sophisticated, revisionist introduction to the problem of knowledge in Western philosophy. Modern and contemporary accounts of its problems can be solved or fall away. The result is an important reevaluation of epistemology that will be essential reading for students and teachers.
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"This is a wonderful piece of work. Ernest Sosa is one of today's most distinguished epistemologists and his system is unrivaled in detail and nuance. Here he lays it out and defends it, explains how it does justice to the insights of Pyrrho and Descartes while avoiding well-known problems, and argues for the superiority of his approach over other contemporary accounts. The detailed and patient system building, the complete mastery of the literature, and the distinctiveness of Sosas views make this book unique."--Richard Foley, New York University
