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Williams, Michael

 
9780192892560: Problems of Knowledge: A Critical Introduction to Epistemology
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ISBN 10: 0192892568 ISBN 13: 9780192892560
Editorial: OUP Oxford, 1995

Sinopsis

What is epistemology or 'the theory of knowledge'? What is it really about? Why does it matter? What makes theorising about knowledge 'philosophical'? Why do some philosophers argue that epistemology - perhaps even philosophy itself - is dead?

In this exciting and original introduction, Michael Williams shows how epistemological theorizing is sensitive to a range of questions about the nature, limits, methods, and value of knowing. He pays special attention to the challenge of philosophical scepticism: does our 'knowledge' rest on brute assumptions? Does the rational outlook undermine itself?

Williams explains and criticises all the main contemporary philopsophical perspectives on human knowledge, such as foundationalism, the coherence theory, and 'naturalistic' theories. As an alternative to all of them, he defends his distinctive contextualist approach. While accessible to the undergraduate and general reader, this book contains Williams' own original ideas and is essential reading for all philosophers concerned with the theory of knowledge.

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Michael Williams is Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. He has previously held positions at Yale, the University of Maryland, and Northwestern.

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Editorial
OUP Oxford
Año de publicación
1995
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0192892568
ISBN 13 
9780192892560
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
288
Contacto del fabricante
Oxford University Press
https://corp.oup.com/

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