Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
With a core focus on the issues surrounding the ethics of belief--questions about what we should, ought, must, and may believe, and how we may apply to our beliefs those same norms by which we judge our actions--Contemporary Epistemology: An Anthology is a collection of many of the most influential and important recent publications in the study of epistemology. This volume is an ideal complement to Epistemology: An Anthology, second edition (2008), an earlier text by this distinguished editorial team, which aims to provide students with a foundation in the classic texts of epistemological theory.
Now, this editorial team has turned their attention to the present and future of epistemological study. Contemporary Epistemology: An Anthology represents both those texts which have been influential on modern epistemology in recent years and those texts which have only just begun to steer trends in the field. Designed to act as the core resource for courses focused on modern epistemology and the ethics of belief, Contemporary Epistemology: An Anthology guides students through the relationship between action and the ethics of action and belief and justified belief.
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Carefully-calibrated and judiciously-curated, Contemporary Epistemology is a new upper-level anthology which brings together some of the most significant contemporary writing on the theory of knowledge centered around the general theme of the ethics of belief. Sections probe questions such as whether there are norms on belief, how norms on belief relate to norms on action, and how we should understand the nature of epistemic value and normativity. Designed to sit alongside our highly-successful introductory anthology of canonical readings Epistemology: An Anthology, Second Edition--and editedby the same distinguished editorial team--the collection draws from a large, diverse, and evolving literature for a concise and well-balanced selection of readings.
Striking an excellent representational balance between scholarship that has influenced modern epistemology in recent years and the contributions of emerging thought leaders, Jeremy Fantl, Matthew McGrath, and Ernest Sosa have selected 17 readings that represent a broad and vital part of contemporary epistemology. Organized into seven thoughtful and distinct sections which include virtue epistemology, practical reasons for belief, permissivism about belief, epistemic dysfunctions, among others, readings are further contextualized by editorial material meant to help readers engage with the arguments themselves.
- Upper level companion anthology to our best-selling Epistemology: An Anthology, Second Edition
- Edited by a distinguished editorial team, including Ernie Sosa, one of the most influential contemporary epistemologists
- Includes many of the most important contributions made in recent decades by leading authors in the field
- Offer 17 contemporary readings including articles by women philosophers and from new, upcoming voices in the field
- Strikes an excellent balance between coverage of core foundational topics and cutting edge methodologies
An essential collection for students and philosophers concerned with recent developments in the theory of knowledge, Contemporary Epistemology: An Anthology is a strong contemporary resource for students, instructors, and active scholars in epistemology.
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A rigorous, authoritative new anthology which brings together some of the most significant contemporary scholarship on the theory of knowledge
Carefully-calibrated and judiciously-curated, this strong and contemporary new anthology builds upon Epistemology: An Anthology, Second Edition (Wiley Blackwell, 2008) by drawing a concise and well-balanced selection of higher-level readings from a large, diverse, and evolving body of research.
- Includes 17 readings that represent a broad and vital part of contemporary epistemology, including articles by female philosophers and emerging thought leaders
- Organized into seven thoughtful and distinct sections, including virtue epistemology, practical reasons for belief, and epistemic dysfunctions among others
- Designed to sit alongside the highly-successful anthology of canonical essays, Epistemology: An Anthology, Second Edition (Wiley Blackwell, 2008)
- Edited by a distinguished editorial team, including Ernie Sosa, one of the most influential active epistemologists
- Highlights cutting edge methodologies and contemporary topics for advanced students, instructors, and researchers