Epistemology

This collection brings together essays from leading figures in a rapidly developing field of philosophy.

Anthony O'Hear (Edited by)

9780521138581, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 22 October 2009

152 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm, 0.22 kg

Based on the London Lecture Series of the Royal Institute of Philosophy for 2006–7, this collection brings together essays from leading figures in a rapidly developing field of philosophy. Contributors include: Alvin Goldman, Timothy Williamson, Duncan Pritchard, Miranda Fricker, Scott Sturgeon, Jose Zalabardo, and Quassin Casay.

1. Social epistemology: theory and applications Alvin I. Goldman
2. Knowledge, understanding and epistemic value Duncan Pritchard
3. Knowledge of counterfactuals Timothy Williamson
4. How I know I'm not a brain in a vat José L. Zalabardo
5. Belief, reason, and logic Scott Sturgeon
6. What is knowledge? Quassim Cassam
7. The value of knowledge and the test of time Miranda Fricker.

Subject Areas: Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge [HPK]