Ali Hasan is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Iowa, USA.

A clearly written introduction to epistemology through its history, this should be helpful indeed to students first encountering the great historical figures, such as Descartes and Hume. Students should be challenged to test the proposed interpretations against their own readings of the great texts. The interpretations proposed are sharp and insightful enough to fruitfully engage the beginning student, and to lead them properly to the contemporary cutting edge.

• Preface1. Skepticism and foundationalism in early modern philosophy2. Realism, idealism, and common sense3. Perceptual experience4. An introduction to contemporary epistemology5. Coherentism6. Abductivism7. Phenomenal conservatism8. Access internalism, mentalism, and reliabilism9. Epistemological disjunctivismConclusionReferencesIndex

Ali Hasan is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Iowa, USA.

A clearly written introduction to epistemology through its history, this should be helpful indeed to students first encountering the great historical figures, such as Descartes and Hume. Students should be challenged to test the proposed interpretations against their own readings of the great texts. The interpretations proposed are sharp and insightful enough to fruitfully engage the beginning student, and to lead them properly to the contemporary cutting edge.

• Preface1. Skepticism and foundationalism in early modern philosophy2. Realism, idealism, and common sense3. Perceptual experience4. An introduction to contemporary epistemology5. Coherentism6. Abductivism7. Phenomenal conservatism8. Access internalism, mentalism, and reliabilism9. Epistemological disjunctivismConclusionReferencesIndex

Ali Hasan is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Iowa, USA.

A clearly written introduction to epistemology through its history, this should be helpful indeed to students first encountering the great historical figures, such as Descartes and Hume. Students should be challenged to test the proposed interpretations against their own readings of the great texts. The interpretations proposed are sharp and insightful enough to fruitfully engage the beginning student, and to lead them properly to the contemporary cutting edge.

• Preface1. Skepticism and foundationalism in early modern philosophy2. Realism, idealism, and common sense3. Perceptual experience4. An introduction to contemporary epistemology5. Coherentism6. Abductivism7. Phenomenal conservatism8. Access internalism, mentalism, and reliabilism9. Epistemological disjunctivismConclusionReferencesIndex