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Reading Epistemology Sven Bernecker (University of Manchester)

Reading Epistemology By Sven Bernecker (University of Manchester)

Reading Epistemology by Sven Bernecker (University of Manchester)


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Designed for readers who have had little or no exposure to contemporary theory of knowledge, Reading Epistemology brings together twelve important and influential writings on the subject. * Presents twelve influential pieces of writing representing two contrasting views on each of six core topics in epistemology.

Reading Epistemology Summary

Reading Epistemology: Selected Texts with Interactive Commentary by Sven Bernecker (University of Manchester)

Designed for readers who have had little or no exposure to contemporary theory of knowledge, Reading Epistemology brings together twelve important and influential writings on the subject.

  • Presents twelve influential pieces of writing representing two contrasting views on each of six core topics in epistemology.
  • Each chapter contains an introduction to the topic, introductions to the authors, extensive commentaries on the texts, questions for debate and an annotated bibliography.
  • Includes writings from Robert Nozick, Ernest Sosa, Laurence BonJour, and Fred Dretske.
  • Encourages readers to engage with the texts and to think for themselves.

Reading Epistemology Reviews

Sven Bernecker's book is an excellent one for students. The selected passages are very well chosen, and the commentaries are explanatory, acute, interesting and well informed. By not being over detailed or dogmatic, they will serve to stimulate critical thought, which is very much the book's aim. Paul Snowdon, University College London


Bernecker goes beyond the traditional anthology by combining well-chosen primary sources with carefully constructed commentary on each source ... which not only help the reader make sense of complex arguments and theses, but which also place the primary sources in the context of the debates and controversies from which they arise. Anyone who teaches epistemology will want to take a close look at this text. Saul Traiger, Occidental College

About Sven Bernecker (University of Manchester)

Sven Bernecker is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Manchester and Privatdozent for Philosophy at the University of Munich. He has written on epistemology, metaphysics and philosophy of mind and is co-editor with Fred Dretske of Knowledge: Readings in Contemporary Epistemology (2000).

Table of Contents

Preface viii

Sources and Acknowledgements ix

Introduction 1

1 Defining Knowledge 4

Introduction to the Problem 4

Introduction to Pollock 7
John L. Pollock, 'The Gettier Problem' 8

Commentary on Pollock 11

Introduction to Nozick 14
Robert Nozick, 'Conditions for Knowledge' 15

Commentary on Nozick 21

2 Justification and Truth 27

Introduction to the Problem 27

Introduction to Goldman 30
Alvin I. Goldman, 'What is Justified Belief ?' 31

Commentary on Goldman 41

Introduction to Foley 44
Richard Foley, 'What's Wrong with Reliabilism?' 44

Commentary on Foley 53

3 Duties and Virtues 57

Introduction to the Problem 57

Introduction to Steup 60
Matthias Steup, 'A Defense of Internalism' 60

Commentary on Steup 75

Introduction to Sosa 80
Ernest Sosa, 'Reliabilism and Intellectual Virtue' 80

Commentary on Sosa 89

4 Knowledge by Hearsay 93

Introduction to the Problem 93

Introduction to Fricker 95
Elizabeth Fricker, 'Against Gullibility' 95

Commentary on Fricker 107

Introduction to Burge 109

Tyler Burge, 'Content Preservation' 110

Commentary on Burge 119

5 Foundations or Coherence? 122

Introduction to the Problem 122

Introduction to Alston 124
William P. Alston, 'Two Types of Foundationalism' 125

Commentary on Alston 135

Introduction to BonJour 139
Laurence BonJour, 'The Coherence Theory of Empirical

Knowledge' 139

Commentary on BonJour 150

6 Scepticism in Context 156

Introduction to the Problem 156

Introduction to Dretske 159
Fred Dretske, 'The Pragmatic Dimension of Knowledge' 159

Commentary on Dretske 169

Introduction to Williams 173
Michael Williams, 'Realism and Scepticism' 174

Commentary on Williams 182

Essay/Examination Questions 186

Further Reading 188

Index 194

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NLS9781405127646
9781405127646
1405127643
Reading Epistemology: Selected Texts with Interactive Commentary by Sven Bernecker (University of Manchester)
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2005-12-21
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