Now revised and containing three new chapters, this book provides a clear and accessible introduction to epistemology, or the theory of knowledge. It discusses some of the main theories of justification, including foundationalism, coherentism, reliabilism, and virtue epistemology. Other topics include the Gettier problem, internalism and externalism, skepticism, the problem of epistemic circularity, a priori knowledge, naturalized epistemology, and the epistemic significance of testimony and disagreement. Intended primarily for students taking their first classes in epistemology, this lucid and well-written text will provide an excellent introduction to anyone interested in knowing more about this important area of philosophy.
- Introduces a wide array of problems in contemporary epistemology and considers their attempted solutions clearly and systematically
- Includes in-depth discussion of the Gettier problem, theories of justification, skepticism, a priori knowledge and naturalized epistemology
- Contains three new chapters on externalism and internalism, epistemic circularity and testimony and disagreement
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Product details
- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Date Published: November 2020
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108724401
- length: 288 pages
- dimensions: 242 x 171 x 17 mm
- weight: 0.52kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface to the second edition
1. Knowledge, truth, and justification
2. The traditional analysis and the Gettier problem
3. Foundationalism
4. The coherence theory of justification
5. Reliabilism and virtue epistemology
6. Internalism and externalism about justification
7. Epistemic circularity
8. Skepticism
9. The problem of the criterion
10. The a priori
11. Naturalized epistemology
12. Testimony and disagreement.
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Author
Noah Lemos, College of William and Mary, Virginia
Noah Lemos is the Leslie and Naomi Legum Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the College of William and Mary, Virginia. He is the author of Intrinsic Value (Cambridge, 1994) and Common Sense (Cambridge, 2004), and is co-editor of The Journal of Ethics.

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