Steve Fuller

Knowledge

The Philosophical Quest in History

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The theory of knowledge, or epistemology, is often regarded as a dry topic that bears little relation to actual knowledge practices. This book aims to correct this by showing the roots, developments and prospects of modern epistemology from its beginnings in the nineteenth century to the present day.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 576g
• ISBN-13: 9781844658176
• ISBN-10: 1844658171
• Artikelnr.: 39613318

Autorenporträt

Steve Fuller

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Is There A Problem Of Or With Knowledge? 1. Epistemology as
Cognitive Economics 2. Epistemology as Divine Psychology 3. Epistemology as
Psychology of Science 4. Epistemology as Philosophy of Science 5.
Epistemology as Sociology of Science 6. Epistemology as Counterfactual
Historiography Conclusion: Redeeming Epistemology from the Postmodern
Condition. Index

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Introduction: Is There A Problem Of Or With Knowledge? 1. Epistemology as Cognitive Economics 2. Epistemology as Divine Psychology 3. Epistemology as Psychology of Science 4. Epistemology as Philosophy of Science 5. Epistemology as Sociology of Science 6. Epistemology as Counterfactual Historiography Conclusion: Redeeming Epistemology from the Postmodern Condition. Index

Rezensionen

"Historically comprehensive and intellectually sophisticated, this tour-de-force by the social epistemologist par-excellence, Steve Fuller, delivers even more than it promises. Engaging and provocative, a must read!" - Raphael Sassower, University of Colorado, USA