What is this thing called Knowledge? - Couverture souple

Pritchard, Duncan

 
9780415657068: What is this thing called Knowledge?
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0415657067 ISBN 13 : 9780415657068
Editeur : Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

What is knowledge? Where does it come from? What kinds of knowledge are there? Can we know anything at all?

This lucid and engaging introduction grapples with these central questions in the theory of knowledge, offering a clear, non-partisan view of the main themes of epistemology. Both traditional issues and contemporary ideas are discussed in sixteen easily digestible chapters, each of which conclude with a useful summary of the main ideas discussed, study questions, annotated further reading and a guide to internet resources.

Each chapter also features text boxes providing bite-sized summaries of key concepts and major philosophers, and clear and interesting examples are used throughout. The book concludes with an annotated guide to general introductions to epistemology, a glossary of key terms, and a summary of the main examples used in epistemology, This an ideal first textbook in the theory of knowledge for undergraduates coming to philosophy for the first time.

The third edition has been revised and updated throughout and features two new chapters, on religious knowledge and scientific knowledge, as part of a whole new section on what kinds of knowledge there are. In addition, the text as a whole has been refreshed to keep it up to date with current developments.

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À propos de l'auteur

Duncan Pritchard FRSE is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, UK. His main research area is epistemology, and he has published widely in this field, including the books Epistemic Luck (2005), Knowledge (2009), The Nature and Value of Knowledge (with A. Millar & A. Haddock, 2010), and Epistemological Disjunctivism (2012). In 2007 he was awarded a Phillip Leverhulme Prize for his research. In 2011 he was elected to a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0415657067
ISBN 13 
9780415657068
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
3
Nombre de pages
232
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0415657210 ISBN 13 :  9780415657211
Editeur : Routledge, 2013
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