The Theory of Knowledge: A Thematic Introduction - Hardcover

Moser, Paul K.; Mulder, Dwayne H.; Trout, J. D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195094654 ISBN 13: 9780195094657

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1997

Synopsis

Written in an engaging and accessible style, The Theory of Knowledge: A Thematic Introduction explains the main ideas and problems of contemporary epistemology, the philosophical study of knowledge. Comprehensive and rich in illustrations and examples, it deals with major topics while avoiding technical detail. It introduces traditional topics in epistemology within the context of contemporary debates about the definition, sources, and limits of human knowledge. It also relates epistemology to work in cognitive science and defends a plausible version of explanationism regarding epistemological method. A glossary of important epistemological terms and suggestions for further reading enhance the volume.

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About the Author

Paul K. Moser is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. He is the author of  The Severity of God: Religion and Philosophy Reconceived; The Evidence for God: Religious Knowledge Reexamined; The Elusive God: Reorienting Religious Epistemology; Philosophy after Objectivity; and Knowledge and Evidence. He is co-editor of Divine Hiddenness and The Rationality of Theism, editor of Jesus and Philosophy and Rationality in Action, general editor of the book series Oxford Handbooks of Philosophy, and the past Editor of the journal American Philosophical Quarterly.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195094654
• ISBN 13: 9780195094657
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224