Epistemology: Contemporary Readings is a comprehensive anthology that draws together leading philosophers writing on the major themes in epistemology. The book begins with an extended introduction by Robert Audi, one of the leading experts in the field of epistemology in which he sets the stage for the themes of the reader. Each section is prefaced by an introductory essay by the editor. Works include those by Russell, Hume, Berkeley, Quine, Carnap, Nozick, Putnam, Moore, Plato, BonJour, Coady, Carroll, Fumerton, Edwards, Foster, Howson, Urbach, Stove, Empiricus, Oakley, Alston, Gettier, Clark, Goldman, Lehrer, Paxson, DeRose, Dretske, Klein and Chisolm.
Author(s): Michael Huemer
Series: Routledge Contemporary Readings in Philosophy
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 619
BOOK-COVER......Page 1
HALF-TITLE......Page 2
SERIES TITLE......Page 3
TITLE......Page 4
COPYRIGHT......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 8
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 10
INTRODUCTION: A NARRATIVE SURVEY OF CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY POSITIONS IN EPISTEMOLOGY......Page 14
PART I: SOURCES OF JUSTIFICATION AND KNOWLEDGE......Page 38
1. PERCEPTION......Page 40
2. MEMORY......Page 98
3. REASON AND THE A PRIORI......Page 138
4. TESTIMONY......Page 230
PART I I: THE STRUCTURE AND GROWTH OF JUSTIFICATION AND KNOWLEDGE......Page 264
5. INFERENCE IN GENERAL......Page 266
6. INDUCTIVE INFERENCE......Page 306
7. THE ARCHITECTURE OF KNOWLEDGE......Page 382
PART III: THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF JUSTIFICATION AND KNOWLEDGE......Page 446
8. THE ANALYSIS OF “KNOWLEDGE”......Page 448
9. SKEPTICISM......Page 520
INDEX......Page 626
