Knowledge Puzzles: An Introduction To Epistemology - Couverture rigide

Hetherington, Stephen Cade

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0813324866 ISBN 13 : 9780813324869

Editeur : Westview Press, 1996

Synopsis

Despite the problems students often have with the theory of knowledge, it remains, necessarily, at the core of the philosophical enterprise. As experienced teachers know, teaching epistemology requires a text that is not only clear and accessible, but also capable of successfully motivating the abstract problems that arise.In Knowledge Puzzles, Stephen Hetherington presents an informal survey of epistemology based on the use of puzzles to illuminate problems of knowledge. Each topic is introduced through a puzzle, and readers are invited to work their own ways toward a solution. Hetherington's light and undogmatic style encourages class discussion and independent thought rather than the memorization of “book” answers.Covering all of the most important epistemological issues, informed by classical and contemporary literature, and rich in probing questions and suggestions for further readings, Knowledge Puzzles is a pedagogical breakthrough. Whether it is used as a main text or supplement, this lucid and engaging text will be welcomed by both teachers and students.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Stephen Cade Hetherington is senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of New South Wales in Sydney.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Westview Press
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0813324866
• ISBN 13: 9780813324869
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible