Contemporary Debates in Epistemology (Contemporary Debates by Matthias Steup,Ernest Sosa

By Matthias Steup,Ernest Sosa

11 pairs of newly commissioned essays face off on contrary facets of primary difficulties in present theories of information.

  • Brings jointly clean debates on 11 of the main debatable concerns in epistemology.
  • Questions addressed comprise: Is wisdom contextual? Can skepticism be refuted? Can ideals be justified via coherence by myself? Is justified trust dependable belief?
  • Lively debate structure sharply defines the problems, and paves the way in which for additional discussion.
  • Will function an available creation to the most important subject matters in modern epistemology, when additionally taking pictures the mind's eye philosophers.

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