What to believe now : applying epistemology to contemporary issues
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What to believe now : applying epistemology to contemporary issues
Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [188]-196) and index
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: hardcover ISBN 9781405199933
内容説明
What can we know and what should we believe about today's world? What to Believe Now: Applying Epistemology to Contemporary Issues applies the concerns and techniques of epistemology to a wide variety of contemporary issues. Questions about what we can know-and what we should believe-are first addressed through an explicit consideration of the practicalities of working these issues out at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Coady calls for an 'applied turn' in epistemology, a process he likens to the applied turn that transformed the study of ethics in the early 1970s. Subjects dealt with include: * Experts-how can we recognize them? And when should we trust them? * Rumors-should they ever be believed? And can they, in fact, be a source of knowledge? * Conspiracy theories-when, if ever, should they be believed, and can they be known to be true? * The blogosphere-how does it compare with traditional media as a source of knowledge and justified belief? Timely, thought provoking, and controversial, What to Believe Now offers a wealth of insights into a branch of philosophy of growing importance-and increasing relevance-in the twenty-first century.
目次
Preface ix 1 Introduction 1 2 Experts and the Laity 27 3 Epistemic Democracy 59 4 Rumors and Rumor-Mongers 86 5 Conspiracy Theories and Conspiracy Theorists 110 6 The Blogosphere and the Conventional Media 138 7 Conclusion 169 Postscript: Government Surveillance and Privacy 175 References 188 Index 197
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: pbk ISBN 9781405199940
内容説明
What can we know and what should we believe about today's world? What to Believe Now: Applying Epistemology to Contemporary Issues applies the concerns and techniques of epistemology to a wide variety of contemporary issues. Questions about what we can know-and what we should believe-are first addressed through an explicit consideration of the practicalities of working these issues out at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Coady calls for an 'applied turn' in epistemology, a process he likens to the applied turn that transformed the study of ethics in the early 1970s. Subjects dealt with include:
Experts-how can we recognize them? And when should we trust them?
Rumors-should they ever be believed? And can they, in fact, be a source of knowledge?
Conspiracy theories-when, if ever, should they be believed, and can they be known to be true?
The blogosphere-how does it compare with traditional media as a source of knowledge and justified belief?
Timely, thought provoking, and controversial, What to Believe Now offers a wealth of insights into a branch of philosophy of growing importance-and increasing relevance-in the twenty-first century.
目次
Preface ix
1 Introduction 1
2 Experts and the Laity 27
3 Epistemic Democracy 59
4 Rumors and Rumor-Mongers 86
5 Conspiracy Theories and Conspiracy Theorists 110
6 The Blogosphere and the Conventional Media 138
7 Conclusion 169
Postscript: Government Surveillance and Privacy 175
References 188
Index 197
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