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

Pojman, Louis P.

ISBN 10: 0534248349 / ISBN 13: 9780534248345

Published by Wadsworth Publishing, 1994

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Title: What Can We Know? An Introduction to the ...

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

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Synopsis:

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.