Contemporary Debates in Epistemology
Blake Roeber, Ernest Sosa, Matthias Steup, John Turri
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Contemporary Debates in Epistemology
Blake Roeber, Ernest Sosa, Matthias Steup, John Turri
About This Book
The perfect introduction to contemporary epistemology, completely overhauled for its third edition
In Contemporary Debates in Epistemology, pairs of specially commissioned essays defend opposing views on some of today's most compelling epistemological issues and problems. Offering a unique blend of accessibility and originality, this timely volume brings together fresh debates on hotly contested issues to provide readers with the opportunity to engage in comparative analysis of constantly changing and developing epistemological concepts.
Now in its third edition, Contemporary Debates in Epistemology features up-to-date coverage of the latest developments in the field. Entirely new essays examine questions of epistemic normativity and knowledge, the relationship between belief and credence, the possibility of internalist epistemology, epistemic instrumentalism, norms of assertion, the use of thought experiments in epistemology, and more.
- Presents a rigorous yet accessible introduction to the major topics in contemporary epistemology
- Contains head-to-head chapters offering forceful advocacy of opposing philosophical stances
- Focuses on core areas of epistemology
- Uses a lively debate format that sharply defines the issues and encourages further discussion
- All-new chapters provide fully updated coverage of new and emerging topics in epistemology
Part of the Wiley-Blackwell Contemporary Debates in Philosophy series, Contemporary Debates in Epistemology, Third Edition, remains an essential resource for advanced undergraduate philosophy majors, graduate students in philosophy, and epistemologists who want to keep current with contemporary epistemological debates.