Epistemology : a contemporary introduction to the theory of knowledge / / Robert Audi

• Autore: Audi Robert <1941->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Routledge, 2010
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (427 p.)
• Disciplina: 121
• Soggetto topico: Knowledge, Theory of; Thought and thinking
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface to the first edition; Acknowledgments to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; Acknowledgments to the second edition; Preface to the third edition; Acknowledgments to the third edition; Introduction: A sketch of the sources and nature of belief, justification, and knowledge; Part One: Sources of justification, knowledge, and truth; 1 Perception: Sensing, believing, and knowing; 2 Theories of perception: Sense experience, appearances, and reality; 3 Memory: The preservation and reconstruction of the past ; 4 Consciousness: The life of the mind5 Reason I: Understanding, insight, and intellectual power; 6 Reason II: Meaning, necessity, and provability; 7 Testimony: The social foundation of knowledge; Part Two: The structure and growth of justification and knowledge; 8 Inference and the extension of knowledge; 9 The architecture of knowledge; Part Three: The nature and scope of justification and knowledge; 10 The analysis of knowledge: Justification, certainty, and reliability; 11 Knowledge, justification, and truth: Internalism, externalism, and intellectual virtue ; 12 Scientific, moral, and religious knowledge13 Skepticism I: The quest for certainty; 14 Skepticism II: The defense of common sense in the face of fallibility; 15 Conclusion; Short annotated bibliography of books in epistemology; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Epistemology, or "the theory of knowledge," is concerned with how we know what we know, what justifies us in believing what we believe, and what standards of evidence we should use in seeking truths about the world and human experience. This comprehensive introduction to the field of epistemology explains the concepts and theories central to understanding knowledge. Along with covering the traditional topics of the discipline in detail, Epistemology explores emerging areas of research. The third edition features new sections on such topics as the nature of intuition, the skeptica
• Titolo autorizzato: Epistemology
• ISBN: 1-136-93446-4; 1-136-93447-2; 1-282-88273-2; 9786612882739; 0-203-84646-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826522503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge contemporary introductions to philosophy.