Kareem Khalifa

Understanding, Explanation, and Scientific Knowledge

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first comprehensive exploration of the nature and value of understanding, addressing burgeoning debates in epistemology and philosophy of science.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 507g
• ISBN-13: 9781107195639
• ISBN-10: 1107195632
• Artikelnr.: 48064329

Autorenporträt

Kareem Khalifa is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Middlebury College, Vermont. He has published a number of articles in philosophy of science, philosophy of social science, and epistemology.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The philosophy of understanding
2. An illustration: Bjorken scaling
3. Understanding and ability
4. Objectual understanding
5. Understanding without explanation?
6. Understanding and true belief
7. Lucky understanding
8. The value of understanding.