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Polity,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, UK Malden, MA |
| Publication Dates: | 2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 238 p.: ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780745650531 (pbk.) 0745650538 (pbk.) 9780745650524 074565052X |
| Index Number: | G302 |
| CLC: | G302 |
| Call Number: | G302/E926 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-230) and index. Introduction to the theory of knowledge -- The challenge of skepticism -- Contextualism -- Warrant as justification -- Justification, defeaters, and basing -- Externalist theories of warrant -- Epistemic evaluation -- A new theory of knowledge, part 1 : the desiderata and non-human knowledge -- A new theory of knowledge, part 2 : human knowledge. Designed to introduce students to all aspects of the theory of knowledge, as well as encompassing recent developments in a special 'current trends' section. Chapters include discussions of skepticism, justification and contextualism. The authors also advance their own ground breaking theory of knowledge, incorporating research on animal cognition. |