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Knowledge : a very short introduction / Prof Jennifer Nagel.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 400.Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.Description: 133 p. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780199661268
Uniform titles:
  • Very short introductions
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 081
LOC classification:
  • R AC 5 V573
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Scepticism -- 3. Rationalism and empiricism -- 4. The analysis of knowledge -- 5. Internalism and externalism -- 6. Testimony -- 7. Shifting standards? -- 8. Knowing about knowing.
Summary: What is knowledge? How does it differ from mere belief? Can we know that the outer world is real and not a dream? Epistemology is the branch of philosophy devoted to answering questions like these. This Very Short Introduction explores classical and contemporary epistemology, covering topics from ancient relativism and scepticism to the trustworthiness on internet sources. Using intuitive examples and ideas from linguistics and psychology, as well as philosophy, Jennifer Nagel explains what we now know about knowledge.
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Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Referencia Referencia (1er. Piso) R AC 5 V573 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000075046

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Scepticism -- 3. Rationalism and empiricism -- 4. The analysis of knowledge -- 5. Internalism and externalism -- 6. Testimony -- 7. Shifting standards? -- 8. Knowing about knowing.

What is knowledge? How does it differ from mere belief? Can we know that the outer world is real and not a dream? Epistemology is the branch of philosophy devoted to answering questions like these. This Very Short Introduction explores classical and contemporary epistemology, covering topics from ancient relativism and scepticism to the trustworthiness on internet sources. Using intuitive examples and ideas from linguistics and psychology, as well as philosophy, Jennifer Nagel explains what we now know about knowledge.

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