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Rethinking Intuition
The Psychology of Intuition and its Role in Philosophical Inquiry
Av Michael R. DePaul, William Ramsey
Häftad, 1998
931 kr
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Ancients and moderns alike have constructed arguments and assessed theories on the basis of common sense and intuitive judgments. Yet, despite the important role intuitions play in philosophy, there has been little reflection on fundamental questions concerning the sort of data intuitions provide, …
Reality and Humean Supervenience
Essays on the Philosophy of David Lewis
Av Gerhard Preyer, Frank Siebelt
E-bok, 2002
857 kr
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If asked what Humeanism could mean today, there is no other philosopher to turn to whose work covers such a wide range of topics from a unified Humean perspective as that of David Lewis. The core of Lewis''s many contributions to philosophy, including his work in philosophical ontology, intensional …
Reality and Humean Supervenience
Essays on the Philosophy of David Lewis
Av Gerhard Preyer, Frank Siebelt
Häftad, 2001
788 kr
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If asked what Humeanism could mean today, there is no other philosopher to turn to whose work covers such a wide range of topics from a unified Humean perspective as that of David Lewis. The core of Lewis's many contributions to philosophy, including his work in philosophical ontology, intensional …
Realism and the Correspondence Theory of Truth
Inbunden, 2002
1569 kr
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This book is a defense of realism about truth. The author argues that the most plausible version of realism is a correspondence theory of Truth that takes thought as the primary bearer of truth value. Anti-realists about Truth have seemed to argue that one cannot make sense of a world of …
Perspectives on the Philosophy of William P. Alston
Av Heather D. Battaly, Michael P. Lynch
Inbunden, 2005
1427 kr
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One of the most influential analytic philosophers of the late twentieth century, William P. Alston is a leading light in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and the philosophy of language. In this volume, twelve leading philosophers critically discuss the central topics of his work in these …
Socializing Epistemology
The Social Dimensions of Knowledge
Häftad, 1994
859 kr
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In this wide-ranging collection of never before published essays, distinguished scholars in the fields of philosophy and economics examine such questions as whether testimony is a basic source of knowledge, the degree to which notions of a good argument are determined by speakers and their …
Metaepistemology and Skepticism
Häftad, 1995
788 kr
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In this excellent treatment of the internalism-externalism debate in contemporary epistemology, Richard Fumerton explores its implications for traditional skeptical concerns. When one fully understands these implications, Fumerton argues, one will see philosophical usefulness of a foundationalism …
Warrant in Contemporary Epistemology
Essays in Honor of Plantinga's Theory of Knowledge
Häftad, 1996
1073 kr
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In his widely influential two-volume work, Warrant: The Current Debate and Warrant and Proper Function, Alvin Plantinga argued that warrant is that which explains the difference between knowledge and true belief. Plantinga not only developed his own account of warrant but also mapped the terrain of …
Blind Realism
An Essay on Human Knowledge and Natural Science
Häftad, 1996
717 kr
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Blind Realism originated in the deeply felt conviction that the widespread acceptance of Gettier-type counterexamples to the classical definition of knowledge rests in a demonstrably erroneous understanding of the nature of human knowledge. In seeking to defend that conviction, Robert F. Almeder …
Pragmatism and Realism
Av Frederick L. Will, Kenneth R. Westphal m. fl.
Häftad, 1996
604 kr
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"I have no doubt at all, that if philosophy is to prosper in the coming decades, it will have to treat with great seriousness that splendid seriousness that splendid body of philosophical writing of which the essays in this volume constitute one major part". from the Foreword by Alasdair MacIntyre …
Belief and Knowledge
Mapping the Cognitive Landscape
Häftad, 1997
717 kr
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Contesting much contemporary epistemology and cognitive science, noted philosopher Kenneth M. Sayre argues that, while some cognitive attitudes such as believing take propositions as objects, there are many others (knowing, hoping, fearing, etc.) whose objects are instead states of affairs. …
Rethinking Intuition
The Psychology of Intuition and its Role in Philosophical Inquiry
Av Michael R. DePaul, William Ramsey
Inbunden, 1998
2138 kr
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Ancients and moderns alike have constructed arguments and assessed theories on the basis of common sense and intuitive judgments. Yet, despite the important role intuitions play in philosophy, there has been little reflection on fundamental questions concerning the sort of data intuitions provide, …
Illusions of Paradox
A Feminist Epistemology Naturalized
Häftad, 1998
604 kr
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Modern epistemology has run into several paradoxes in its efforts to explain how knowledge acquisition can be both socially based (and thus apparently context-relative) and still able to determine objective facts about the world. In this important book, Richmond Campbell attempts to dispel some of …
Contemporary Theories of Knowledge
Av John L. Pollock, Joseph Cruz
Häftad, 1999
604 kr
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This exciting new edition of the classic Contemporary Theories of Knowledge has been significantly updated to include analyses of the recent literature in epistemology. In addition, a new case is made for the strong connection between epistemology and artificial intelligence, as Pollock and Cruz …
Resurrecting Old-Fashioned Foundationalism
Häftad, 2000
518 kr
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The contributions in this volume make an important effort to resurrect a rather old fashioned form of foundationalism. They defend the position that there are some beliefs that are justified, and are not themselves justified by any further beliefs. This Epistemic foundationalism has been the …
Knowledge, Belief, and Character
Readings in Contemporary Virtue Epistemology
Av Guy Axtell
Häftad, 2000
518 kr
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There have been many books over the past decade, including outstanding collections of essays, on the topic of the ethical virtues and virtue-theoretic approaches in ethics. But the professional journals of philosophy have only recently seen a strong and growing interest in the intellectual virtues …
Knowledge, Belief, and Character
Readings in Contemporary Virtue Epistemology
Av Guy Axtell
E-bok, 2000
561 kr
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There have been many books over the past decade, including outstanding collections of essays, on the topic of the ethical virtues and virtue-theoretic approaches in ethics. But the professional journals of philosophy have only recently seen a strong and growing interest in the intellectual virtues …
Metaepistemology and Skepticism
E-bok, 1995
857 kr
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In this excellent treatment of the internalism-externalism debate in contemporary epistemology, Richard Fumerton explores its implications for traditional skeptical concerns. When one fully understands these implications, Fumerton argues, one will see philosophical usefulness of a foundationalism …
Pragmatism and Realism
Av Frederick L. Will, Kenneth R. Westphal m. fl.
E-bok, 1996
655 kr
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"I have no doubt at all, that if philosophy is to prosper in the coming decades, it will have to treat with great seriousness that splendid seriousness that splendid body of philosophical writing of which the essays in this volume constitute one major part". from the Foreword by Alasdair MacIntyre …
Epistemic Virtue and Doxastic Responsibility
Inbunden, 1993
706 kr
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Defending an original conception of our responsibility for belief and of the relation of such responsibility to moral justification for our actions, James Montmarquet advances a detailed account of certain traits of intellectual character-the epistemic virtues-and of their relation to the …
Rationality, Morality, and Self Interest
Av John Heil
Häftad, 1993
341 kr
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Rationality, Morality, and Self Interest brings together distinguished philosophers from the fields of ethics, action theory, epistemology, and philosophy of the mind who share a common interest in a tangled web of problems associated with reasons for acting, self interest, and morality. They …
Problem of the Criterion
Av Robert Amico
Inbunden, 1993
771 kr
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Selected by CHOICE as an Outstanding Academic Book for 1995,
Socializing Epistemology
The Social Dimensions of Knowledge
Inbunden, 1994
1099 kr
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In this wide-ranging collection of never before published essays, distinguished scholars in the fields of philosophy and economics examine such questions as whether testimony is a basic source of knowledge, the degree to which notions of a good argument are determined by speakers and their …
Metaepistemology and Skepticism
Inbunden, 1995
849 kr
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In this excellent treatment of the internalism-externalism debate in contemporary epistemology, Richard Fumerton explores its implications for traditional skeptical concerns. When one fully understands these implications, Fumerton argues, one will see philosophical usefulness of a foundationalism …
Warrant in Contemporary Epistemology
Essays in Honor of Plantinga's Theory of Knowledge
Inbunden, 1996
953 kr
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In his widely influential two-volume work, Warrant: The Current Debate and Warrant and Proper Function, Alvin Plantinga argued that warrant is that which explains the difference between knowledge and true belief. Plantinga not only developed his own account of warrant but also mapped the terrain of …
Realism/Antirealism and Epistemology
Häftad, 1997
341 kr
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This landmark collection of essays by six renowned philosophers explores the implications of the contentious realism/antirealism debate for epistemology. The essays examine issues such as whether epistemology needs to be realist, the bearing of a realist conception of truth on epistemology, and …
