Perspectives on the Philosophy of William P. Alston

Herausgeber: Battaly, Heather D.; Lynch, Michael P.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

One of the most influential analytic philosophers of the late twentieth century, William P. Alston is a leading light in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and the philosophy of language. In this volume, twelve leading philosophers critically discuss the central topics of his work in these areas, including perception, epistemic circularity, justification, the problem of religious diversity, and truth.

Produktdetails

• Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 326
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 683g
• ISBN-13: 9780742514249
• ISBN-10: 0742514242
• Artikelnr.: 22460260

Autorenporträt

Edited by Heather D. Battaly and Michael P. Lynch - Contributions by William P. Alston; Laurence Bonjour; Carl Ginet; Alvin I. Goldman; John Greco; George I. Mavrodes; Philip L. Quinn; Alessandra Tanesini; Nicholas Wolterstorff and Linda Zagzebski

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Abbreviations for Alston's Works
Frequently Referenced in This Volume Part 3 Epistemology Chapter 4
Introductory Essay: Justification God and Truth Chapter 5 Alston on
Epistemic Justification Chapter 6 Response to Ginet Chapter 7 Sense
Perception, Epistemic Practices, and Skepticism Chapter 8 Response to
BonJour Chapter 9 Alston's Epistemology of Perception Chapter 10 Response
to Greco Chapter 11 Disagreement in Philosophy Chapter 12 Response to
Goldman Part 13 Philosophy of Religion Chapter 14 Is Alston's Response to
Religious Diversity an Overstated Case? Chapter 15 Response to Quinn
Chapter 16 Born of the Virgin Mary Chapter 17 Response to Mavrodes Chapter
18 More Suggestions for Divine Command Theorists Chapter 19 Response to
Zagzebski Chapter 20 Alston on Aquinas on Theological Predication Chapter
21 Response to Wolterstorff Part 22 Meaning and Truth Chapter 23 A Theory
of Assertives Chapter 24 Response to Tanesini Chapter 25 Truisms about
Truth Chapter 26 Response to Lynch Chapter 27 Publications of William P.
Alston Chapter 28 Index Chapter 29 About the Contributors