Judgment and Agency

AvErnest Sosa

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

Ernest Sosa extends his distinctive approach to epistemology, intertwining issues concerning the role of the will in judgment and belief with issues of epistemic evaluation. Questions about skepticism and the nature of knowledge are at the forefront. The answers defended are new in their explicit and sustained focus on judgment and epistemic agency. While noting that human knowledge trades on distinctive psychological capacities, Sosa also emphasizes the role of the social in human knowledge. Basic animal knowledge is supplemented by a level of reflective knowledge focused on judgment, and a level of 'knowing full well' that is distinctive of the animal that is rational.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-06-01
Mått:155 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt:428 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:278
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780198801290

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Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Ernest Sosa is Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University.

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Given Sosa's broad aim, his book covers a lot of ground. The discussions of particular issues will appeal to those interested in those particular topics, and the chapters, on the whole, are self-contained, some being reprints of earlier articles. But, throughout, one finds interconnected and re-emerging themes that are of central importance to all those interested in the nature of belief and knowledge, the nature and extent of epistemic agency, and philosophical methodology. Having Sosa's carefully and forcefully argued views on these topics is most welcome.

Innehållsförteckning

PART I: VIRTUE EPISTEMOLOGY EXTENDED AND UNIFIED; PART II: A BETTER VIRTUE EPISTEMOLOGY; PART III: KNOWLEDGE AND AGENCY; PART IV: HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS