A guide through the theory of knowledge

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A guide through the theory of knowledge

Adam Morton

Blackwell, 2003

3rd ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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ISBN 9781405100113

内容説明

The third edition of this highly acclaimed text is ideal for introductory courses in epistemology. Assuming little or no philosophical knowledge, it guides beginning students through the landmarks in epistemology, covering historically important topics as well as current issues and debates.

目次

Foreword for Students. Acknowledgments. 1. Beliefs And Their Qualities:. Defending and Attacking Beliefs. Epistemic Ideals. The Basic Concepts. The Basic Questions of The Theory Of Knowledge. Two Extreme Views. 2. Perception:. The Issues. The Concepts. Empiricism. Some Experiments. Evidence Without Certainty. What is Special About Perception?. 3. Apriori Beliefs:. Knowledge Just By Thinking. Apriori, Analytic, Necessary. Kant on the Synthetic Apriori. Quine on the Analytic/Synthetic Distinction. Conceptual Truths. The Uses of Reasoning. 4. Inductive Reasoning:. Simple Induction. Hume's Problem. Goodman's Problem. Sampling. Solutions to Goodman's Problem. Justifying Induction. The Safeness of Induction. IBE. Safeness Reconsidered. 5. Middleword: Fallibilism:. Error versus Ignorance. Foundationalism versus Holism. Fallibilisms. How the Web Changes. 6. Defining Knowledge:. Top-grade Belief. Lehrer's Principle. Reliability: The Case of the Ancient Mariner. Missing Information. Knowledge and Trust. 7. Externalism and Epistemic Virtues:. The Escape from Justification. Externalism. Cousins of Knowledge. Skepticism and Knowing that You Know. Virtues. The Externalist Attitude. 8. Knowledge Of Minds:. Psychological Beliefs. Self-centered Theories. Behavioral Theories. Folk Psychology. Materialist Theories. Errors of Self-attribution. Dispositions, Occurrences, and Reliability. Conclusion: The Indispensability of Psychology. 9. Moral Knowledge:. Knowing Right from Wrong. Thick and Thin Moral Beliefs. Analogies: Color, Humor, and Witches. Cognitivsm. Knowing What You Know. 10. Bayesian And Naturalist Theories:. Why Probability?. A Guide Through The Theory Of Probability. The Bayesian Picture of Evidence. Objections to Bayesianism. Background Beliefs. Rationality Naturalized. Bayesianism vs. Naturalism. 11. Afterword: Some Future Epistemology:. Definitions. Appendix for Teachers. Index.
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9781405100120

内容説明

The third edition of this highly acclaimed text is ideal for introductory courses in epistemology. Assuming little or no philosophical knowledge, it guides beginning students through the landmarks in epistemology, covering historically important topics as well as current issues and debates.

目次

Foreword for Students viii Acknowledgments x 1 Beliefs and their Qualities 1 1. Defending and Attacking Beliefs 1 2. Epistemic Ideals 2 3. The Basic Concepts 4 4. The Basic Questions of the Theory of Knowledge 9 5. Two Extreme Views 10 2 Perception 19 1. The Issues 19 2. The Concepts 20 3. Empiricism 22 4. Some Experiments 28 5. Evidence without Certainty 31 6. What is Special about Perception? 34 3 Apriori Beliefs 40 1. Knowledge Just by Thinking 40 2. Apriori, Analytic, Necessary 41 3. Kant on the Synthetic Apriori 44 4. Quine on the Analytic/Synthetic Distinction 47 5. Conceptual Truths 48 6. The Uses of Reasoning 51 4 Inductive Reasoning 57 1. Simple Induction 57 2. Hume's Problem 58 3. Goodman's Problem 59 4. Sampling 61 5. Solutions to Goodman's Problem 63 6. Justifying Induction 65 7. The Safeness of Induction 66 8. IBE 67 9. Safeness Reconsidered 69 5 Middleword: Fallibilism 75 1. Error versus Ignorance 75 2. Foundationalism versus Holism 77 3. Fallibilisms 79 4. How the Web Changes 82 6 Defining Knowledge 88 1. Top-grade Belief 88 2. Lehrer's Principle 91 3. Reliability: The Case of the Ancient Mariner 92 4. Missing Information 96 5. Knowledge and Trust 98 7 Externalism and Epistemic Virtues 104 1. The Escape from Justification 104 2. Externalism 106 3. Cousins of Knowledge 108 4. Skepticism and Knowing that You Know 109 5. Virtues 111 6. The Externalist Attitude 113 8 Knowledge of Minds 116 1. Psychological Beliefs 116 2. Self-centered Theories 118 3. Behavioral Theories 119 4. Folk Psychology 122 5. Materialist Theories 125 6. Errors of Self-attribution 126 7. Dispositions, Occurrences, and Reliability 128 8. Conclusion: The Indispensability of Psychology 131 9 Moral Knowledge 135 1. Knowing Right from Wrong 135 2. Thick and Thin Moral Beliefs 135 3. Analogies: Color, Humor, and Witches 138 4. Cognitivism 142 5. Knowing What You Know 144 10 Bayesian and Naturalist Theories 149 1. Why Probability? 149 2. A Guide through the Theory of Probability 151 3. The Bayesian Picture of Evidence 154 4. Objections to Bayesianism 157 5. Background Beliefs 160 6. Rationality Naturalized 163 7. Bayesianism versus Naturalism 167 11 Afterword: Some Future Epistemology 173 Definitions 180 Appendix for Teachers 184 Index 190

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  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA57507152
  • ISBN
    • 1405100117
    • 1405100125
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Malden, Mass.
  • ページ数/冊数
    ix, 192 p.
  • 大きさ
    23 cm
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