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- Epistemology: An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: State University of New York Press
- Series: SUNY Series in Philosophy (discontinued)
summary
Guided by the founding ideas of American pragmatism, Epistemology provides a clear example of the basic concepts involved in knowledge acquisition and explains the principles at work in the development of rational inquiry. It examines how these principles analyze the course of scientific progress and how the development of scientific inquiry inevitably encounters certain natural disasters. At the center of the book’s deliberations there lies not only the potential for scientific progress but also the limit of science as well. This comprehensive introduction to the theory of knowledge addresses a myriad of topics, including the critique of skepticism, the nature of rationality, the possibility of science for extraterrestrial intelligences, and the prospect of insoluble issues in science.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. xiii-xvii
- Part 1: Knowledge and Its Problems
- 1. Modes of Knowledge
- pp. 3-14
- 2. Fallibilism and Truth Estimation
- pp. 15-36
- 3. Skepticism and Its Deficits
- pp. 37-59
- 5. Plausibility and Presumption
- pp. 81-100
- Part 2: Rational Inquiry and the Question for Truth
- 7. Foundationalism versus Coherentism
- pp. 113-130
- 9. Cognitive Relativism and Contextualism
- pp. 151-172
- 11. Rationality
- pp. 187-206
- Part 3: Cognitive Progress
- 12. Scientific Progress
- pp. 209-228
- Part 4: Cognitive Limits and the Quest for Truth
- 15. The Rational Intelligibility of Nature
- pp. 279-291
- 18. Cognitive Realism
- pp. 333-367
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791486375
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
56408585
Pages
424
Launched on MUSE
2012-04-16
Language
English
Open Access
No