Scientific epistemology: an introduction
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| Abstract: | "This book provides an introduction to a scientifically informed approach to epistemological questions. Theories of knowledge are often motivated by the need to respond to skepticism. The skeptic presents an argument which seems to show that knowledge is impossible, and a theory of knowledge is called upon to show, contrary to the skeptic, how knowledge is indeed possible. Traditional epistemologies, however, do not draw on the sciences in providing their response to skepticism. The approach taken here, however, shows how an epistemology which is informed by the sciences offers an especially illuminating understanding of the nature of knowledge and what makes it possible. Along the way, a distinctive methodology for philosophy is defended, as is an approach to understanding how inference is conducive to knowledge which highlights various structural similarities between the workings of our perceptual systems and native inferential mechanisms. A perspective on the human capacity to reflect on our beliefs is defended which highlights its importance in cooperative problem solving"-- |
| Physical Description: | xi, 168 Seiten 22 cm |
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| adam_text | Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Threat of Skepticism 1.1. What Is a Theory of Knowledge and Why Do We Need One? 1.2. The Argument from Illusion 1.3. Convincing the Skeptic 1.4. Reflective and Unreflective Belief Acquisition 1.5. A Natural Starting Place 1.6. Conclusion Suggestions for Further Reading 2. The 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. 2.6. ix xiii 1 1 3 10 14 19 21 22 Phenomenon of Knowledge The Beginning of an Inquiry Children and Nonhuman Animals Adult Humans: Unreflective Knowledge Adult Humans: Reflective Knowledge Social Dimensions of Knowledge Conclusion Suggestions for Further Reading 23 23 26 28 31 34 37 38 3. Knowledge from the Outside: The Third-Person Perspective 3.1. What the Third-Person Perspective Has to Offer 3.2. Perception 3.3. Inference 3.4. Conclusion Suggestions for Further Reading 40 40 42 52 77 78 4. Knowledge from the Inside: The First-Person Perspective 4.1. What the First-Person Perspective Has to Offer 4.2. Deliberation from the Perspective of the Deliberator 80 80 82
viii CONTENTS 4.3. Some Factors Involved in Reflective Checking on Beliefs One Already Holds 4.4. Reflection on What to Believe in the Absence of Preexisting Belief 4.5. Conclusion Suggestions for Further Reading 86 94 103 105 5. From the Individual to the Social 5.1. Beyond Individual Cognition 5.2. A Puzzle about the Human Capacity to Reflect on Our Beliefs 5.3. An Adaptationist Hypothesis 5.4. What Reason Is There to Think That This Hypothesis Is Correct? 5.5. A Problem Case 5.6. Conclusion Suggestions for Further Reading 107 107 114 119 126 127 6. Conclusion: Born to Know 6.1. How Is Knowledge Possible? 6.2. What Is Knowledge? 6.3. Conclusion Suggestions for Further Reading 129 129 137 149 149 Notes References Index 151 157 163 109 111
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