This lucid and engaging introduction grapples with the central questions in the theory of knowledge, offering a clear, non-partisan view of the main themes of epistemology. The fifth edition has been revised and updated throughout and features two new chapters on social epistemology.
This lucid and engaging introduction grapples with the central questions in the theory of knowledge, offering a clear, non-partisan view of the main themes of epistemology. The fifth edition has been revised and updated throughout and features two new chapters on social epistemology.
Duncan Pritchard FRSE is UC Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Knowledge, Technology & Society at the University of California Irvine, USA. His main research area is epistemology, and he has published widely in this field. His books include: Epistemic Luck (2005), The Nature and Value of Knowledge (with A. Millar and A. Haddock, 2010), Epistemological Disjunctivism (2012), Epistemic Angst (2016), Scepticism: A Very Short Introduction (2019), and Skepticism (with A. Coliva, Routledge, 2021).
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Preface to the fifth edition How to use this book Part 1: What is knowledge? 1. Some preliminaries 2. The value of knowledge 3. Defining knowledge 4. The structure of knowledge 5. Rationality 6. Virtues and faculties Part 2: Where does knowledge come from? 7. Perception 8. Testimony and memory 9. A priority and inference 10. The problem of induction Part 3: What kinds of knowledge are there? 11. Scientific knowledge 12. Religious knowledge 13. Moral knowledge Part 4: What are the social dynamics of knowledge? 14. Disagreement 15. Ignorance and Epistemic Injustice Part 5: How can the theory of knowledge be applied to particular domains? 16. Technology 17. Education 18. Law 19. Politics Part 6: Do we have any knowledge? 20. Scepticism about other minds 21. Radical scepticism 22. Truth and objectivity. Further Reading Glossary of Terms Index
Preface to the fifth edition How to use this book Part 1: What is knowledge? 1. Some preliminaries 2. The value of knowledge 3. Defining knowledge 4. The structure of knowledge 5. Rationality 6. Virtues and faculties Part 2: Where does knowledge come from? 7. Perception 8. Testimony and memory 9. A priority and inference 10. The problem of induction Part 3: What kinds of knowledge are there? 11. Scientific knowledge 12. Religious knowledge 13. Moral knowledge Part 4: What are the social dynamics of knowledge? 14. Disagreement 15. Ignorance and Epistemic Injustice Part 5: How can the theory of knowledge be applied to particular domains? 16. Technology 17. Education 18. Law 19. Politics Part 6: Do we have any knowledge? 20. Scepticism about other minds 21. Radical scepticism 22. Truth and objectivity. Further Reading Glossary of Terms Index
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