What Can We Know?: An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge - Softcover

Pojman, Louis P.

 
9780534248345: What Can We Know?: An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge

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This text yzes the central topics in epistemology such as truth, justification, and belief. The coverage is comprehensive, ranging from skepticism to religious belief (belief and acceptance). The most comprehensive textbook in the field, it is written in a friendly, conversational manner without unnecessary philosophical jargon or needless logical symbols.

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Preface. 1. What Can We Know? 2. The Skeptical Tradition. 3. Modern Skepticism. 4. Perception: Our Knowledge of the External World. 5. What is Knowledge? An Analysis. 6. Theories of Justification (I): Foundationalism. 7. Theories of Justification (II): Coherentism and Modest Foundationalism. 8. Theories of Justification (III): Internalism and Externalism. 9. The New Externalism: The Theory of Warrant and Proper Function. 10. Naturalized Epistemology. 11. Virtue Epistemology. 12. A Priori Knowledge. 13. Memory. 14. Other Minds. 15. The Nature of Belief. 16. Belief and Will. 17. The Ethics of Belief. 18. Belief and Acceptance. 19. Epistemology and Religious Belief. Glossary. Index.

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ISBN 10:  0534524176 ISBN 13:  9780534524173
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2000
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