How Do We Know?
eBook - ePub

How Do We Know?

An Introduction to Epistemology

  1. 168 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

How Do We Know?

An Introduction to Epistemology

About this book

What does it mean to know something? Can we have confidence in our knowledge?

Epistemology, the study of knowledge, can often seem like a daunting subject. And yet few topics are more basic to human life. We are inquisitive creatures by nature, and the unending quest for truth leads us to raise difficult questions about the quest itself. What are the conditions, sources, and limits of our knowledge? Do our beliefs need to be rationally justified? Can we have certainty?

In this primer on epistemology, James Dew and Mark Foreman guide readers through this discipline in philosophy. This second edition has been expanded with new material and now serves as the first volume in IVP's Questions in Christian Philosophy series. By asking basic questions and using clear, jargon-free language, they provide an entry into one of the most important issues in contemporary philosophy.

The Questions in Christian Philosophy Series features introductory textbooks that offer students a Christian perspective on the various branches of philosophy, enabling them as they seek to understand all facets of life including existence, knowledge, ethics, art, and more.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Series Introduction: Questions in Christian Philosophy
  5. Preface
  6. 1 What Is Epistemology?
  7. 2 What Is Knowledge?
  8. 3 Where Does Knowledge Come From?
  9. 4 What Is Truth, and How Do We Find It?
  10. 5 What Are Inferences, and How Do They Work?
  11. 6 What Do We Perceive?
  12. 7 Do We Need Justification?
  13. 8 Can We Be Objective in Our View of the World?
  14. 9 What Is Virtue Epistemology?
  15. 10 Do We Have Revelation?
  16. 11 How Certain Can We Be?
  17. For Further Reading
  18. Author Index
  19. Subject Index
  20. Notes
  21. Praise for How Do We Know?
  22. About the Authors
  23. More Titles from InterVarsity Press
  24. Copyright