Epistemic Contextualism

Roger Clarke, Queen's University Belfast, International Journal for the Study of Skepticism 11 Those who are familiar with debates over epistemic contextualism will find a stimulating new direction in this book; readers new to those debates, looking for a guide to the literature, will find this as good a starting point as any. In short, there is something here for everyone.

Roger Clarke, International Journal for the Study of Skepticism Readers whose interest in contextualism is driven by an interest in scepticism [...] will find new tools for engagement with scepticism without having to settle decades of debate about semantics and pragmatics. Readers uninterested in standard contextualism because scepticism concerns knowledge rather than the semantics of "know" will find a welcome turn from language to epistemology proper. Those who are familiar with debates over epistemic contextualism will find a stimulating new direction in this book; readers new to those debates, looking for a guide to the literature, will find this as good a starting point as any. In short, there is something here for everyone.

Journal of Philosophical Studies In this lucid and thoughtful book, Peter Baumann (2016:2) offers 'a new and fresh exposition and defense' of epistemic contextualism... Baumann' s book is full of original arguments put in the service of exploring and defending epistemic contextualism... significantly enriches our understanding of the basic notion of epistemic context... In light of this novel work, there is little doubt that this is an important book bound to prove influential for the project of epistemic contextualism and knowledge debates more broadly. It is highly recommended to epistemologists and people interested in contextualism as a project in philosophy of language and beyond (e.g. metaethics).

Jason Bridges, Analysis Reviews it is one of the many virtues of Baumann's engaging treatment of epistemological contextualism that it provides the material for exploring these overlooked, important and undeniably 'theoretical' questions.

Ju Wang, Dialogue Baumann's book is a superb monograph. His exposition and defence of contextualism is novel, comprehensive, and thought-provoking. In contrast to the typical understanding of contextualism, Baumann provides a new perspective. He considers the arguments for, the objections to, and the theoretical virtues of epistemic contextualism in a thorough fashion. I am especially impressed by his wide coverage of relevant literature in the field. This can be seen in the 25 pages of references. His outstanding mastery of the development of contemporary epistemology contributes to the great value of this book. There is no doubt that epistemic contextualism, especially Baumann's version, will attract much attention.

Xiaoxing Zhang, Australasian Journal of Philosophy Given the scope of the topic and its extensive literature, epistemic contextualism has become remarkably difficult t...

Peter Baumann is a Professor of Philosophy at Swarthmore College. He went to University in Gottingen (Germany) and Paris (Sorbonne; IEP). He received all of his degrees at the University of Gottingen. He has taught at the University of Gottingen, Hamburg University (Germany), Swarthmore College (USA), the University of Aberdeen (UK), and Wooster College (USA). From 1993-1995, he was a visiting fellow at the Philosophy Department at Stanford University.

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