Epistemology: Contemporary Readings / Edition 1

by Michael Huemer

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900415259216
Publication date:	04/11/2002
Pages:	640
Product dimensions:	6.25(w) x 9.25(h) x 9.21(d)

About the Author

Michael Huemer is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is the author of Skepticism and the Veil of Perception (Rowman & Littlefield, 2001).
Robert Audi is Professor of Philosophy at Lincoln University, Nebraska. He is regarded as one of the top experts in epistemology. His numerous previous publications include Epistemology: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge 1998), Practical Reasoning (Routledge, 1996), Moral Knowledge and Moral Character (OUP, 1997). He is also editor of the Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy (CUP, 1999).

Table of Contents

Part I: Sources of Justification and Knowledge
1. Perception
2. Memory
3. Reason
4. Testimony
Part II: The Structure and Growth of Justification & Knowledge
5. Inference in general
6. Inductive Inference
7. The Architecture of Knowledge
Part III. The Nature and Scope of Justification & Knowledge
8. The Analysis of "Knowledge"
9. Skepticism