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Epistemology

Classic Problems and Contemporary Responses
Elements of Philosophy 2. Second Edition

von: Laurence Bonjour
59,99 €
Verlag:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	15.11.2009
ISBN/EAN:	9781442201095
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	342

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Titelbeschreibung

In Epistemology, Laurence Bonjour introduces the serious philosophy student to the history and concepts of epistemology, while simultaneously challenging them to take an active part in its ongoing debates. The text reflects BonJour's conviction that the place to start any discussion of the theories of knowledge is with the classical problems, beginning with and centered around Descartes. Only after the groundwork for understanding epistemology is laid does BonJour move on to the more contemporary revolutions against the classical approach. A versatile text that can be used in introductory-level epistemology courses, it can also be used by an upper-level epistemology class when supplemented by appropriate readings. This book is not, however, a simple reader of the different theories of knowledge. Epistemology prods students to think independently about the various epistemological approaches presented in the text, and form their own conclusions, thus becoming active participants in the ongoing debate.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Table of Contents
 2 Preface
 Chapter 3 1. Introduction
 Part 4 I. The Classical Problems of Epistemology
 Chapter 5 2. Descarte's Epistemology
 Chapter 6 3. The Concept of Knowledge
 Chapter 7 4. The Problem of Induction
 Chapter 8 5. A Priori Justification and Knowledge
 Chapter 9 6. Immediate Experience
 Chapter 10 7. Knowledge of the External World
 Chapter 11 8. Other Minds, Testimony, and Memory
 Part 12 II. Contemporary Responses to the Cartesian Epistemological Program
 13 Introduction to Part II
 Chapter 14 9. Foundationalism and Coherentism
 Chapter 15 10. Internalism and Externalism
 Chapter 16 11. Quine and Naturalized Epistemology
 Chapter 17 12. Knowledge and Skepticism
 Chapter 18 Conclusion
 19 Bibliography
 20 Glossary
 21 Index
 22 About the Author

Autorenportrait

Laurence BonJour is professor of philosophy at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is author of numerous articles and author or editor of several books, including Philosophical Problems: An Annotated Anthology (co-edited, Pearson Longman), Epistemic Justification: Internalism vs. Externalism, Foundations vs. Virtues (co-authored, Oxford University Press), In Defense of Pure Reason (Cambridge University Press), and The Structure of Empirical Knowledge (Harvard University Press).