Comprised of seventeen newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars. Concludes with a provocative examination of new directions and alternative voices in epistemology. Represents an authoritative review and unparalleled philosophical resource into the nature, possibility and legitimacy of epistemology. This volume includes seventeen articles on the central topics of epistemology, including scepticism, realism, rationality, moral epistemology and social epistemology. Each essay incorporates background material to clarify the history and logic of the topic. In the BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO PHILOSOPHY series.…mehr
Comprised of seventeen newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars. Concludes with a provocative examination of new directions and alternative voices in epistemology. Represents an authoritative review and unparalleled philosophical resource into the nature, possibility and legitimacy of epistemology.This volume includes seventeen articles on the central topics of epistemology, including scepticism, realism, rationality, moral epistemology and social epistemology. Each essay incorporates background material to clarify the history and logic of the topic. In the BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO PHILOSOPHY series.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
John Greco is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University. His essays on epistemology, moral theory, and philosophy of religion have appeared in such journals as American Philosophical Quarterly, American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Metaphilosophy, and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. Ernest Sosa is Romeo Elton Professor of Natural Theology at Brown University. He is co-editor (with Jonathan Dancy) of the Companion to Epistemology (Blackwell 1993), the Companion to Metaphysics (with Jaegwon Kim, Blackwell 1994), Metaphysics: an Anthology (with Jaegwon Kim, Blackwell 1998), and Epistemology: an Anthology (with Jaegwon Kim, Blackwell 1999). He is series editor of Great Debates in Philosophy (Blackwell) and is author of Knowledge in Perspective (1993).
Inhaltsangabe
Contributors vii Preface viii Introduction: What is Epistemology? John Greco 1 Part I Traditional Problems Of Epistemology 33 1 Skepticism Michael Williams 35 2 Realism, Objectivity, and Skepticism Paul K. Moser 70 3 What is Knowledge? Linda Zagzebski 92 4 The Dialectic of Foundationalism and Coherentism Laurence BonJour 117 Part II The Nature Of Epistemic Evaluation 143 5 Skepticism and the Internal/External Divide Ernest Sosa 145 6 In Defense of a Naturalized Epistemology Hilary Kornblith 158 7 Methodological Naturalism in Epistemology Richard Feldman 170 8 Contextualism: An Explanation and Defense Keith DeRose 187 9 Rationality Keith Lehrer 206 Part III Varieties Of Knowledge 221 10 Perceptual Knowledge William Alston 223 11 The A Priori George Bealer 243 12 Moral Knowledge and Ethical Pluralism Robert Audi 271 13 Epistemology of Religion Nicholas Wolterstorff 303 Part IV New Directions 325 14 Feminist Epistemology Helen E. Longino 327 15 Social Epistemology Frederick Schmitt 354 16 Procedural Epistemology - At the Interface of Philosophy and AI John L. Pollock 383 17 Hermeneutics as Epistemology Merold Westphal 415 Select Bibliography of Epistemology by Topic 436 Index 451
Contributors vii Preface viii Introduction: What is Epistemology? John Greco 1 Part I Traditional Problems Of Epistemology 33 1 Skepticism Michael Williams 35 2 Realism, Objectivity, and Skepticism Paul K. Moser 70 3 What is Knowledge? Linda Zagzebski 92 4 The Dialectic of Foundationalism and Coherentism Laurence BonJour 117 Part II The Nature Of Epistemic Evaluation 143 5 Skepticism and the Internal/External Divide Ernest Sosa 145 6 In Defense of a Naturalized Epistemology Hilary Kornblith 158 7 Methodological Naturalism in Epistemology Richard Feldman 170 8 Contextualism: An Explanation and Defense Keith DeRose 187 9 Rationality Keith Lehrer 206 Part III Varieties Of Knowledge 221 10 Perceptual Knowledge William Alston 223 11 The A Priori George Bealer 243 12 Moral Knowledge and Ethical Pluralism Robert Audi 271 13 Epistemology of Religion Nicholas Wolterstorff 303 Part IV New Directions 325 14 Feminist Epistemology Helen E. Longino 327 15 Social Epistemology Frederick Schmitt 354 16 Procedural Epistemology - At the Interface of Philosophy and AI John L. Pollock 383 17 Hermeneutics as Epistemology Merold Westphal 415 Select Bibliography of Epistemology by Topic 436 Index 451
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"An excellent guide to the central issues in epistemology. This volume will prove to be a valuable resource for the expert and non-expert alike." Stewart Cohen, Arizona State University
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