Contemporary debates in epistemology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Matthias Steup, John Turri, Ernest Sosa

• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (400 p.)
• Disciplina: 121
• Soggetto topico: Knowledge, Theory of
• Altri autori: SosaErnest SteupMatthias TurriJohn
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Closure ; 1 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 Talk ; Strict 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; Notes ; ReferencesPractical 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 Skepticism ; III; 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 Agent
• Sommario/riassunto: Fully 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 l
• Titolo autorizzato: Contemporary debates in epistemology
• ISBN: 1-118-32812-4; 1-118-32814-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786939203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy