Studies In Epistemology

Author : Tamar Szabó Gendler,John Hawthorne
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 368 pages
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Release : 2013-04-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191653322

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Oxford Studies in Epistemology by Tamar Szabó Gendler,John Hawthorne Pdf

Oxford Studies in Epistemology is a biennial publicaton which offers a regular snapshot of state-of-the-art work in this important field. Under the guidance of a distinguished editorial board composed of leading philosophers in North America, Europe and Australasia, it publishes exemplary papers in epistemology, broadly construed. Topics within its purview include: *traditional epistemological questions concerning the nature of belief, justification, and knowledge, the status of scepticism, the nature of the a priori, etc; *new developments in epistemology, including movements such as naturalized epistemology, feminist epistemology, social epistemology, and virtue epistemology, and approaches such as contextualism; *foundational questions in decision-theory; *confirmation theory and other branches of philosophy of science that bear on traditional issues in epistemology; *topics in the philosophy of perception relevant to epistemology; *topics in cognitive science, computer science, developmental, cognitive, and social psychology that bear directly on traditional epistemological questions; and *work that examines connections between epistemology and other branches of philosophy, including work on testimony and the ethics of belief. Anyone wanting to understand the latest developments at the leading edge of the discipline can start here.

Author : G. S. Pappas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789400994935

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Justification and Knowledge by G. S. Pappas Pdf

With one exception, all of the papers in this volume were originally presented at a conference held in April, 1978, at The Ohio State University. The excep tion is the paper by Wilfrid Sellars, which is a revised version of a paper he originally published in the Journal of Philosophy, 1973. However, the present version of Sellars' paper is so thoroughly changed from its original, that it is now virtually a new paper. None of the other nine papers has been published previously. The bibliography, prepared by Nancy Kelsik, is very extensive and it is tempting to think that it is complete. But I believe that virtual com pleteness is more likely to prove correct. The conference was made possible by grants from the College of Human ities and the Graduate School, Ohio State University, as well as by a grant from the Philosophy Department. On behalf of the contributors, I want to thank these institutions for their support. I also want to thank Marshall Swain and Robert Turnbu~l for early help and encouragement; Bette Hellinger for assistance in setting up the confer ence; and Mary Raines and Virginia Foster for considerable aid in the pre paration of papers and many other conference matters. The friendly advice of the late James Cornman was also importantly helpful. April,1979 GEORGE S. PAPPAS ix INTRODUCTION The papers in this volume deal in different ways with the related issues of epistemic justification or warrant, and the analysis of factual knowledge.

Author : Peter A. French,Theodore Edward Uehling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Knowledge, Theory of
ISBN : OCLC:254015654

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Studies in Epistemology by Peter A. French,Theodore Edward Uehling Pdf

Author : Christina Toren,João de Pina-Cabral
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857455161

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The Challenge of Epistemology by Christina Toren,João de Pina-Cabral Pdf

Epistemology poses particular problems for anthropologists whose task it is to understand manifold ways of being human. Through their work, anthropologists often encounter people whose ideas concerning the nature and foundations of knowledge are at odds with their own. Going right to the heart of anthropological theory and method, this volume discusses issues that have vexed practicing anthropologists for a long time. The authors are by no means in agreement with one another as to where the answers might lie. Some are primarily concerned with the clarity and theoretical utility of analytical categories across disciplines; others are more inclined to push ethnographic analysis to its limits in an effort to demonstrate what kind of sense it can make. All are aware of the much-wanted differences that good ethnography can make in explaining the human sciences and philosophy. The contributors show a continued commitment to ethnography as a profoundly radical intellectual endeavor that goes to the very roots of inquiry into what it is to be human, and, to anthropology as a comparative project that should be central to any attempt to understand who we are.

Author : Pietro Daniel Omodeo
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030231200

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Political Epistemology by Pietro Daniel Omodeo Pdf

This book is an investigation of the ideological dimensions of the disciplinary discourses on science in line with the scholarly tradition of historical epistemology. It offers a programmatic treatment of the political-epistemological problematic along three entangled lines of inquiry: socio-historical, epistemological and historiographical. The book aims for a meta-level integration of the existing scholarship on the social and cultural history of science in order to consider the ways in which struggles for hegemony have constantly informed scientific discourses. This problematic is of primary relevance for scholars in Science Studies, philosophers, historians and sociologists of science, but would also be relevant for anybody interested in scientific culture and political theory.

Author : Stephen Stich,Masaharu Mizumoto,Eric McCready
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190865092

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Epistemology for the Rest of the World by Stephen Stich,Masaharu Mizumoto,Eric McCready Pdf

Since the heyday of ordinary language philosophy, Anglophone epistemologists have devoted a great deal of attention to the English word 'know' and to English sentences used to attribute knowledge. Even today, many epistemologists, including contextualists and subject-sensitive invariantists are concerned with the truth conditions of "S knows that p," or the proposition it expresses. In all of this literature, the method of cases is used, where a situation is described in English, and then philosophers judge whether it is true that S knows that p, or whether saying "S knows that p" is false, deviant, etc. in that situation. However, English is just one of over 6000 languages spoken around the world, and is the native language of less than 6% of the world's population. When Western epistemology first emerged, in ancient Greece, English did not even exist. So why should we think that facts about the English word "know," the concept it expresses, or subtle semantic properties of "S knows that p" have important implications for epistemology? Are the properties of the English word "know" and the English sentence 'S knows that p' shared by their translations in most or all languages? If that turned out to be true, it would be a remarkable fact that cries out for an explanation. But if it turned out to be false, what are the implications for epistemology? Should epistemologists study knowledge attributions in languages other than English with the same diligence they have shown for the study of English knowledge attributions? If not, why not? In what ways do the concepts expressed by 'know' and its counterparts in different languages differ? And what should epistemologists make of all this? The papers collected here discuss these questions and related issues, and aim to contribute to this important topic and epistemology in general.

Author : James H. Collier
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781783482672

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The Future of Social Epistemology by James H. Collier Pdf

Offers a vital, unique and agenda-setting perspective for the field of social epistemology – the philosophical basis for prescribing the social means and ends for pursuing knowledge.

Author : Tamar Szabó Gendler,John Hawthorne
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191576935

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Oxford Studies in Epistemology Volume 3 by Tamar Szabó Gendler,John Hawthorne Pdf

Oxford Studies in Epistemology is a biennial publicaton which offers a regular snapshot of state-of-the-art work in this important field. Under the guidance of a distinguished editorial board composed of leading philosophers in North America, Europe and Australasia, it publishes exemplary papers in epistemology, broadly construed. Topics within its purview include: *traditional epistemological questions concerning the nature of belief, justification, and knowledge, the status of scepticism, the nature of the a priori, etc; *new developments in epistemology, including movements such as naturalized epistemology, feminist epistemology, social epistemology, and virtue epistemology, and approaches such as contextualism; *foundational questions in decision-theory; *confirmation theory and other branches of philosophy of science that bear on traditional issues in epistemology; *topics in the philosophy of perception relevant to epistemology; *topics in cognitive science, computer science, developmental, cognitive, and social psychology that bear directly on traditional epistemological questions; and *work that examines connections between epistemology and other branches of philosophy, including work on testimony and the ethics of belief. Anyone wanting to understand the latest developments at the leading edge of the discipline can start here.

Author : Tomas Pernecky
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-22
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781473986947

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Epistemology and Metaphysics for Qualitative Research by Tomas Pernecky Pdf

This clearly written and provocative text outlines the wide range of epistemological and metaphysical pillars of research. In a clear, easy to follow style, the reader is guided through an array of concepts that are defined, explained and made simple. With the aid of helpful examples and case studies, the book challenges the prevailing modes of thinking about qualitative inquiry by showcasing an immense variety of philosophical frameworks. Armed with a strong understanding of this philosophical backbone, students will be able to choose and defend a ‘pick and mix’ of research methods that will uniquely complement their research. Empiricism Rationalism Realism Skepticism Idealism Positivism Post-positivism Idea-ism Hermeneutics Phenomenology Social Ontology Quantum Mechanics Essential reading for new and experienced researchers, this ‘must’ for any social science bookshelf will help unlock a new level of research creativity.

Author : Tamar Szabo Gendler,John Hawthorne
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2005-12-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191515927

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Oxford Studies in Epistemology Volume 1 by Tamar Szabo Gendler,John Hawthorne Pdf

Oxford Studies in Epistemology is a major new biennial volume offering a regular snapshot of state-of-the-art work in this important field. Under the guidance of a distinguished editorial board composed of leading philosophers in North America, Europe and Australasia, it will publish exemplary papers in epistemology, broadly construed. Topics within its purview include: *traditional epistemological questions concerning the nature of belief, justification, and knowledge, the status of scepticism, the nature of the a priori, etc; *new developments in epistemology, including movements such as naturalized epistemology, feminist epistemology, social epistemology, and virtue epistemology, and approaches such as contextualism; *foundational questions in decision-theory; *confirmation theory and other branches of philosophy of science that bear on traditional issues in epistemology; *topics in the philosophy of perception relevant to epistemology; *topics in cognitive science, computer science, developmental, cognitive, and social psychology that bear directly on traditional epistemological questions; and *work that examines connections between epistemology and other branches of philosophy, including work on testimony and the ethics of belief. Anyone wanting to understand the latest developments at the leading edge of the discipline can start here. Editorial Board Stewart Cohen, Arizona State University Keith DeRose, Yale University Richard Fumerton, University of Iowa Alvin Goldman, Rutgers University Alan Hajek, Australian National University Gilbert Harman, Princeton University Frank Jackson, Australian National University James Joyce, University of Michigan Scott Sturgeon, Birkbeck College London Jonathan Vogel, Amherst College Timothy Williamson, University of Oxford

Author : John L. Pollock,Joseph Cruz
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0847689379

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Contemporary Theories of Knowledge by John L. Pollock,Joseph Cruz Pdf

This exciting new edition of the classic Contemporary Theories of Knowledge has been significantly updated to include analyses of the recent literature in epistemology. In addition, a new case is made for the strong connection between epistemology and artificial intelligence, as Pollock and Cruz argue that a necessary condition for the correctness of any epistemological theory is that it be possible to build an implemented artificial intelligence system on the basis of it. Like the first edition, Contemporary Theories of Knowledge, Second Edition is an excellent teaching tool, introducing the reader to the fundamental issues and approaches in the field of epistemology.

Author : Sharyn Clough
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 074251465X

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Beyond Epistemology by Sharyn Clough Pdf

Feminist thinkers have been critically examining science for over a century; but who critiques the criticism?

Author : Adrian Kuźniar,Joanna Odrowąż-Sypniewska
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004312654

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Uncovering Facts and Values: Studies in Contemporary Epistemology and Political Philosophy by Adrian Kuźniar,Joanna Odrowąż-Sypniewska Pdf

This volume contains new papers on foundational issues in epistemology, ethics and political philosophy.

Author : Catherine Hayes,John Fulton,Andrew Livingstone,Claire Todd,Stephen Capper,Peter Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351609876

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Beyond Disciplinarity by Catherine Hayes,John Fulton,Andrew Livingstone,Claire Todd,Stephen Capper,Peter Smith Pdf

This book provides a means of comprehensively grounding and considering the epistemological and philosophical underpinnings of practice-based research epistemologies. By introducing readers to the diverse array of methodological tools and concepts that are necessary to underpin postgraduate research, this book develops an understanding of the distinctions between practice-led research, practice-based research and question-led research, and the contextual significance of each, as well as enabling students to comprehend the historical relationships between academic disciplines and the value of reconnecting them at an epistemological and philosophical level. Through illustrated examples from applied practice across disciplines such as art, social sciences and medical and allied healthcare sciences, readers are encouraged to develop the capacity to not only think conceptually about their own research, but to systematically evaluate that of others. With this focus on descriptive studies from practice, the book fosters higher-order critical thinking in relation to implications for methodological implementation, encouraging deep learning processes and the confidence to transcend the limits of one’s own discipline in order to work collaboratively with researchers in different fields.

Author : Tamar Gendler,John Hawthorne
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780198722762

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Oxford Studies in Epistemology by Tamar Gendler,John Hawthorne Pdf

This work is a major biennial volume offering a regular snapshot of state-of-the-art work in this important field of epistemology. Topics addressed in Volume 5 include knowledge of abstracta, the nature of evidential support, epistemic and rational norms, fallibilism, closure principles, disagreement, the analysis of knowledge, and a priori justification. Papers make use of a variety different tools and insights, including those of formal epistemology and decision theory, as well as traditional philosophical analysis and argumentation