Righting Epistemology

Author : Bredo Johnsen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190662776

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David Hume launched a historic revolution in epistemology when he showed that our theories about the world have no probability relative to what we think of as our evidence for them, hence that the distinction between justified and unjustified theories does not lie in their different probabilities relative to that evidence. However, allies in his revolution appeared only in the 20th century, in the persons of Sir Karl Popper, Nelson Goodman and W. V. Quine. Hume's second great contribution to the field, which remains unrecognized to this day, was to propose what is now known as reflective equilibrium theory as the framework within which justified and unjustified theories are rightly distinguished. The core of this book comprises an account of these developments from Hume to Quine, an extension of reflective equilibrium theory that renders it a general theory of epistemic justification concerning our beliefs about the world, and an argument that all four of these thinkers would have endorsed that extension. In chapters on Sextus, Descartes, Wittgenstein's On Certainty, and other aspects of Hume's epistemology I defend new readings of those philosophers' writings on skepticism and note significant relationships among their views on matters bearing on the Humean revolution. Finally, in chapters on Hilary Putnam's Brains in a Vat and Fred Dretske's contextualism - the only promising version of that view - I show that both fail to rule out the possible truth of radical skeptical hypotheses. This is not surprising, since those hypotheses are in fact possible. They are not, however, of any epistemological significance, since the justification of our beliefs about the world is a function of the extent to which bodies of beliefs to which they belong are in reflective equilibrium, and no extant conception of knowledge is of any epistemological interest.

Author : Stephen Hetherington
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-04-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350344754

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Stephen Hetherington on Epistemology by Stephen Hetherington Pdf

Philosophy has long embraced epistemology as one of its central elements. What is knowledge? How do we gain it? Can we gain it? Or do we always deceive ourselves when thinking that we have knowledge? Are we too deeply fallible ever to know something? For centuries, these questions have helped to define and motivate epistemological research. This volume engages strikingly with them, offering some unusual answers. Stephen Hetherington's prominent career within epistemology has been a series of bold, varied and provocative arguments and ideas. Bringing together some elements of his unique body of writing for the first time, this collection features previously published as well as new material displaying and extending some of his highly original approaches to key issues including knowledge, justification, fallibility, scepticism and the Gettier Problem. Advancing our understanding of the systemic nature of Hetherington's thinking, Stephen Hetherington on Epistemology presents his distinctive perspective on some of philosophy's central questions about knowledge – an inviting blend of forensic detail and 'big picture' proposals.

Author : Robert Sinclair
Publisher : Springer
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030049096

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Science and Sensibilia by W. V. Quine by Robert Sinclair Pdf

In this book, W. V. Quine’s Immanuel Kant Lectures entitled Science and Sensibilia are published for the first time in English. These lectures represent an important stage in the development of Quine’s later thought, where he is more explicit about the importance of physicalist constraints in his account of the steps from sensory stimulation to scientific theory, and in further using them to assess the extent to which mental vocabulary is defensible. Taken as a unit, these lectures fill an important gap in our understanding of his philosophical development from his 1973 work The Roots of Reference to his later work. The volume further contains an introduction that outlines the content and philosophical significance of the lectures. In addition, several essays written by leading scholars of Quine’s philosophy provide further insight into the important issues raised in the lectures.

Author : Michael Huemer
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0415259207

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Epistemology by Michael Huemer Pdf

This is a comprehensive anthology that draws together leading philosophers writing on major themes in epistemology. Each section is prefaced by an introductory essay which guides students gently into each topic.

Author : Paul Silva Jr.,Luis R.G. Oliveira
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000568851

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Propositional and Doxastic Justification by Paul Silva Jr.,Luis R.G. Oliveira Pdf

This volume features original essays that advance debates on propositional and doxastic justification and explore how these debates shape and are shaped by a range of established and emerging topics in contemporary epistemology. This is the first book-length project devoted to the distinction between propositional and doxastic justification. Notably, the contributors cover the relationship between propositional and doxastic justification and group belief, credence, commitment, suspension, faith, and hope. They also consider state-of-the-art work on knowledge-first approaches to justification, hinge-epistemology, moral and practical reasons for belief, epistemic normativity, and applications of formal epistemology to traditional epistemological disputes. Finally, the contributors promise to reinvigorate old epistemological debates on coherentism, externalism, internalism, and phenomenal conservatism. Propositional and Doxastic Justification will be of interest to researchers and advanced students working in epistemology, metaethics, and normativity.

Author : Peter S. Fosl
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Skepticism
ISBN : 9781474451147

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Hume's Scepticism by Peter S. Fosl Pdf

Peter S. Fosl offers a radical interpretation of Hume as a thoroughgoing sceptic on epistemological, metaphysical and doxastic grounds. He first contextualises Hume's thought in the sceptical tradition and goes on to interpret the conceptual apparatus of his work - including the Treatise, Enquiries, Essays, History, Dialogues and letters.

Author : Brian C. Ribeiro
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004465541

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Sextus, Montaigne, Hume: Pyrrhonizers by Brian C. Ribeiro Pdf

Brian C. Ribeiro’s Sextus, Montaigne, Hume: Pyrrhonizers invites us to view the Pyrrhonist tradition as involving all those who share a commitment to the activity of Pyrrhonizing and develops fresh, provocative readings of Sextus, Montaigne, and Hume as radical Pyrrhonizing skeptics.

Author : J. Adam Carter,Clayton Littlejohn
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781119680376

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This Is Epistemology by J. Adam Carter,Clayton Littlejohn Pdf

What is knowledge? Why is it valuable? How much of it do we have (if any at all), and what ways of thinking are good ways to use to get more of it? These are just a few questions that are asked in epistemology, roughly, the philosophical theory of knowledge. This is Epistemology is a comprehensive introduction to the philosophical study of the nature, origin, and scope of human knowledge. Exploring both classic debates and contemporary issues in epistemology, this rigorous yet accessible textbook provides readers with the foundation necessary to start doing epistemology. Organized around 11 key subtopics, and assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, this volume exposes readers to diverse, often contentious perspectives—guiding readers through crucial debates including Hume’s problem of induction, Descartes’ engagement with radical skepticism, rationalist and empiricist evaluations of a priori justification, and many more. The authors avoid complex technical terms and jargon in favor of an easy-to-follow, informal writing style with engaging chapters designed to stimulate student interest and encourage class discussion. Throughout the text, a wealth of up-to-date references and links to online resources are provided to enable further investigation of an array of epistemological topics. A balanced and authoritative addition to the acclaimed This is Philosophy series, This is Epistemology is a perfect primary textbook for philosophy undergraduates, and a valuable resource for general readers with interest in this important branch of philosophy.

Author : Stephen Hetherington,Nicholas D. Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000691566

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What the Ancients Offer to Contemporary Epistemology by Stephen Hetherington,Nicholas D. Smith Pdf

This book encourages renewed attention by contemporary epistemologists to an area most of them overlook: ancient philosophy. Readers are invited to revisit writings by Plato, Aristotle, Pyrrho, and others, and to ask what new insights might be gained from those philosophical ancestors. Are there ideas, questions, or lines of thought that were present in some ancient philosophy and that have subsequently been overlooked? Are there contemporary epistemological ideas, questions, or lines of thought that can be deepened by gazing back upon some ancient philosophy? The answers are 'yes' and 'yes', according to this book’s 13 chapters, written by philosophers seeking to enrich contemporary epistemology through engaging with ancient epistemology. Key features: Blends ancient epistemology with contemporary epistemology, each reciprocally enriching each. Conceptually sensitive chapters by scholars of ancient epistemology. Historically sensitive chapters by scholars of contemporary epistemology. Clearly written chapters, guiding readers at once through central elements both of ancient and of contemporary epistemology.

Author : Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780197529171

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Epistemic Values by Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski Pdf

"This book collects 20 papers in epistemology by Linda Zagzebski, covering her entire career of more than 25 years. She is one of the founders of contemporary epistemology and is well-known for broadening the field and re-focusing it on epistemic virtue and epistemic value. The subject areas of most of epistemology are included in these papers: (1) knowledge and understanding, (2) intellectual virtue, (3) epistemic value, (4) virtue in religious epistemology, (5) intellectual autonomy and authority, and (6) skepticism and the Gettier problem"--

Author : Carl L. Becker
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501720987

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Detachment and the Writing of History by Carl L. Becker Pdf

First published in 1958, Detachment and the Writing of History collects essays and letters by Carl L. Becker in which the noted historian outlines his views on the study of history, the craft of the historian, the art of teaching, and the historical evolution of the idea of democracy. Together, these invaluable writings demonstrate Becker's conviction of the moral seriousness of the historian's calling and of the importance of history as a factor, at once intellectual and artistically imaginative, in the life of society.

Author : Andy Lock,Tom Strong
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781139487368

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Social Constructionism by Andy Lock,Tom Strong Pdf

Social Constructionism: Sources and Stirrings in Theory and Practice offers an introduction to the different theorists and schools of thought that have contributed to the development of contemporary social constructionist ideas, charting a course through the ideas that underpin the discipline. From the New Science of Vico in the 18th century, through to Marxist writers, ethnomethodologists and Wittgenstein, ideas as to how socio-cultural processes provide the resources that make us human are traced to the present day. Despite constructionists often being criticised as 'relativists', 'activists' and 'anti-establishment' and for making no concrete contributions, their ideas are now being adopted by practically-oriented disciplines such as management consultancy, advertising, therapy, education and nursing. Andy Lock and Tom Strong aim to provoke a wider grasp of an alternative history and tradition that has developed alongside the one emphasised in traditional histories of the social sciences.

Author : Paul Veyne
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Historiography
ISBN : 0719017289

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Writing History by Paul Veyne Pdf

Author : Montserrat Castelló,Christiane Donahue
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781780523866

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University Writing by Montserrat Castelló,Christiane Donahue Pdf

'University Writing' examines new trends in the different theoretical perspectives (cognitive, social and cultural) and derived practices in the activity of writing in higher education.

Author : Anna Leahy
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853598461

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Power and Identity in the Creative Writing Classroom by Anna Leahy Pdf

Power and Identity In the Creative Writing Classroom remaps theories and practices for teaching creative writing at university and college level. This collection critiques well-established approaches for teaching creative writing in all genres and builds a comprehensive and adaptable pedagogy based on issues of authority, power, and identity. A long-needed reflection, this book shapes creative writing pedagogy for the 21st century.