05106nam 2200565 a 450 991078693920332120200520144314.01-118-32812-41-118-32814-0(OCoLC)859905935(MiAaPQ)EBC1245461(MiAaPQ)EBC7103540(PPN)201702266(EXLCZ)99267000000039028420130409d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrContemporary debates in epistemology[electronic resource] /edited by Matthias Steup, John Turri, Ernest Sosa2nd ed.Hoboken Wiley-Blackwell20141 online resource (400 p.)Contemporary debates in philosophy ;14Description based upon print version of record.1-299-71253-3 0-470-67209-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contemporary Debates in Epistemology; Copyright; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1 Should Knowledge Come First?; Knowledge First; Note; What Is Knowledge-first Epistemology?; (Un)analyzability; Justification and Excuses; The Good and Bad Cases; Regarding Indiscriminability; Regarding Formal Methods; Notes; References; Experience First; Conclusion; Notes; References; Knowledge Still First; Still Nowhere Else to Start; Acknowledgments; References; 2 Is Knowledge Closed under Known Entailment?; The Case against Closure1 Transmissibility2 Closure; 3 Heavyweight Implications; Notes; References; The Case for Closure; Introduction; 1 Versions of Epistemic Closure; 2 In Favor of Closure Principle (4); Argument (A): closure and distribution; Argument (B): knowledge and assertion; 3 Heavyweight Propositions and Conclusive Reasons; Category 1: manifestly heavyweight with conclusive reasons; Category 2: not manifestly heavyweight but lacking conclusive reasons; 4 Residual Puzzles; Notes; References; Reply to Hawthorne; 3 Is Knowledge Contextual?; Contextualism Contested; Epistemic Contexualism; Loose TalkStrict TruthA Delicate Balance; Notes; References; Contextualism Defended; 1 Contextualism and Skeptical Paradoxes; 2 Alternative Accounts; 3 Is the Contextualist Model Coherent?; Note; References; Contextualism Contested Some More; Brief Replies; Notes; Contextualism Defended Some More; 1 When Should We Appeal to Contextualist Resolutions of Philosophical Paradoxes?; 2 Explaining the Skeptical Paradox: Contextualism versus Invariantism; 3 Objections to Contextualism; Notes; References; 4 Do Practical Matters Affect Whether You Know?; Practical Matters Affect Whether You Know; NotesReferencesPractical Matters Do Not Affect Whether You Know; 1 The Case for Pragmatic Encroachment; 1a Practical talk about knowledge; 1b Knowledge as a safe reason; 1c High stakes and low stakes; 2 Objections to Pragmatic Encroachment; 2a The variety of ways we criticize, justify, and excuse; 2b Crazy counterfactuals; 2c Knowledge and high stakes; 2d The relativity of knowledge; 2e Safe reasons and the risk of error; 2f The Dutch book; 2g Putting the cart before the horse; 3 An Alternative Proposal; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; 5 Can Skepticism Be Refuted?; The Refutation of SkepticismIII; III; IV; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; The Challenge of Refuting Skepticism; Defining the Skeptical Challenge; Underdetermination; Choosing from among Competitors; The Analysis of Epistemic Probability; Another Sort of Domestic Skepticism; Reasoning to the Best Explanation; Notes; References; 6 Are Intellectually Virtuous Motives Essential to Knowledge?; Knowledge Need Not Be Virtuously Motivated; I; II; III; IV; Notes; References; Knowledge and the Motive for Truth; 1 The Motive for Truth in Our Epistemic Lives; 2 What Is Special about Knowledge?3 Knowledge as a State Acquired by a Conscientious AgentFully updated with new topics covering the latest developments and debates, the second edition of this highly influential text retains its unique combination of accessibility and originality. Second edition of a highly influential text that has already become a standard in the field, for students and professional researchers alike, due to its impressive line-up of contributors, and its unique combination of accessibility and originalityTwenty-six essays in total, covering 13 essential topicsFeatures five new topics that bring readers up to speed on some of the lContemporary Debates in PhilosophyKnowledge, Theory ofKnowledge, Theory of.121Sosa Ernest898089Steup Matthias907514Turri John938723MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786939203321Contemporary debates in epistemology3713252UNINA