Product Description:
Duncan Pritchard discusses traditional issues and contemporary ideas in thirteen easily digestible sections, including:
the value of knowledge
the structure of knowledge
virtues and faculties
perception
testimony and memory
induction
scepticism
What is this thing called Knowledge? contains many helpful student-friendly features including study questions, annotated further reading, a glossary and a guide to web resources. Clear and interesting examples are used throughout. This is an ideal first textbook in the theory of knowledge for undergraduates taking a first course in philosophy.
What is this thing called Knowledge? contains many helpful student-friendly features including study questions, annotated further reading, a glossary and a guide to web resources. Clear and interesting examples are used throughout. This is an ideal first textbook in the theory of knowledge for undergraduates taking a first course in philosophy.
Short Description:
What is Knowledge? Where does it come from? Can we know anything at all? This lucid and engaging introduction grapples with these central questions in the theory of knowledge, offering a clear, non-partisan view of the main themes of epistemology including recent developments such as virtue epistemology and contextualism.
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| FORMAT | Paperback |
| ISBN-10 | 0415387981 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780415387989 |
| Author | Duncan Pritchard, Duncan Pritchard |
| Publisher Company | Routledge |
| About Author | Duncan Pritchard is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Stirling, UK. |
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