LEADER 02253nam 22004693u 450 001 9910789776203321 005 20230617033110.0 010 $a1-283-20779-6 010 $a9786613207791 010 $a1-4411-9389-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000107013 035 $a(EBL)743024 035 $a(OCoLC)745866695 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC743024 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000107013 100 $a20130418d2005|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aEpistemology$b[electronic resource] 210 $aLondon $cContinuum International Publishing$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (219 p.) 225 1 $aKey Concepts in Philosophy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8264-7732-1 327 $aContents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Staying for an Answer: truth, knowledge and the Rumsfeld creed; 2 Realism, Reference and Possible Worlds; 3 'Fog Over Channel, Continent Isolated': epistemology in the 'two traditions'; 4 Response-Dependence: what's in it for the realist?; 5 Making for Truth: some problems with virtue-based epistemology; Concluding Scientific-Realist Postscript; Notes; Index 330 $aKey Concepts in Philosophy is a series of concise, accessible and engaging introductions to the core ideas and topics encountered in the study of philosophy. Specially written to meet the needs of students and those with little prior knowledge of the subject, these books open up a whole range of important, yet often difficult ideas. The series builds to give a solid grounding in philosophy and each book is also ideal as a companion to further study.Epistemology - inquiry into the nature, possibility and scope of human knowledge - has been at the heart of the philosophy from ancient Greek times 410 0$aKey Concepts in Philosophy 606 $aKnowledge, Theory of 606 $aLogic 606 $aOntology 615 4$aKnowledge, Theory of. 615 4$aLogic. 615 4$aOntology. 676 $a121 700 $aNorris$b Christopher$0169003 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789776203321 996 $aEpistemology$93693676 997 $aUNINA