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What if anything justifies us in believing the testimony of others? How should we react to disagreement between ourselves and our peers, and to ... More

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In this book, Ernest Sosa explains the nature of knowledge through an approach originated by him years ago, known as virtue epistemology. Here he ... More

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Virtue epistemology is a diverse and flourishing field, one of the most exciting developments in epistemology to emerge over the last three decades. ... More

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Testimony is a crucial source of knowledge: we are to a large extent reliant upon what others tell us. It has been the subject of much recent ... More

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A Virtue Epistemology presents a new approach to some of the oldest and most gripping problems of philosophy, those of knowledge and skepticism. ... More

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Stimulates discussion and encourages critical thinking to help students achieve success. This Student's Book supports the IB Diploma's Theory of ... More

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Did Freud present a scientific hypothesis about the unconscious, as he always maintained and as many of his disciples keep repeating? This question ... More

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This brief book takes readers to the very heart of what it is that philosophy can do well. Completed shortly before Donald Davidson's death at 85, ... More

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"Truth Matters" is the first full-length introduction to response-dependence, a topic that has lately become a main focus of interest for ... More

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Recognition, though it figures profoundly in our understanding of objects and persons, identity and ideas, has never before been the subject of a ... More

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Over the last two decades foundationalism has been severely criticized. In response, various alternatives have been advanced, notably coherentism. At ... More

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This major voice in French philosophy presents a classic study of how particular political and cultural ideas come to dominate society.

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Pojman's THE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE: CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY READINGS is nothing less than the most up-to-date and comprehensive reader in knowledge ... More

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What is illness? Is it a physiological malfunction or a social label? Is it simply the absence of health? How do our physical, social, and emotional ... More

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Contributors include Kevin Mulligan, Peter Simons, Barry Smith, Greg Restall, David Lewis, David Armstrong, Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra, Josh Parsons, ... More

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Hilary Kornblith argues for a naturalistic approach to investigating knowledge. Knowledge, he explains, is a feature of the natural world, and so ... More

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"Real" knowing always involves a political dimension, Linda Martin Alcoff suggests. But this does not mean we need to give up realism or the ... More

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Illustrated INTRODUCING guide to the pre-eminent philosopher of the Enlightenment. Immanuel Kant laid the foundations of modern Western thought. ... More

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The goal of philosophers is truth, but for a century or more they have been bothered by Nietzsche's question, "What is the good of truth?" Barry ... More

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Introductions to the theory of knowledge are plentiful, but none introduce students to the most recent debates that exercise contemporary ... More

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