Presenting the background, development, and current state of affairs in EPISTEMOLOGY, this title-a volume in the Wadsworth Philosophy Topics Series--provides a concise introduction to this pertinent topic of contemporary philosophical interest. The Wadsworth Philosophy Topics Series presents readers with concise, timely, and insightful introductions to a variety of traditional and contemporary philosophical subjects. With this series, students of philosophy will be able to discover the richness of philosophical inquiry across a wide array of concepts, including hallmark philosophical themes and other themes typically underrepresented in mainstream philosophy publishing. Written by a distinguished list of scholars who have garnered particular recognition for their excellence in teaching, this series presents the vast sweep of today's philosophical exploration in highly accessible and affordable volumes. These books will prove valuable to philosophy teachers and their students as well as to other readers who share a general interest in philosophy.
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Review
C. Virtues of epistemic communities. III. Irresolvable epistemic disagreement. IV. Summary. Chapter 5: What is Knowledge? I. Introduction. II. The value problem. III. Gettier. IV. Credit theories of knowledge. Chapter 6: Epistemic Good and the Good Life. I. The desirability of truth. II. Understanding. III. The intellect and the highest good.
About the Author
Linda Zagzebski is Kingfisher College Chair of the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics and George Lynn Cross Research Professor at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Zagzebski works primarily in philosophy of religion, epistemology, and ethics. Research in recent years is mainly at the intersection of ethics and epistemology, religious epistemology, religious ethics, virtue theory, and the varieties of fatalism. Publications include 7 books, over 60 journal articles and chapters in books, and 15 book reviews. Dr. Zagsebski has given approximately 120 academic presentations.
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Presenting the background, development, and current state of affairs in EPISTEMOLOGY, this title-a volume in the Wadsworth Philosophy Topics Series--provides a concise introduction to this pertinent topic of contemporary philosophical interest. The Wadsworth Philosophy Topics Series presents readers with concise, timely, and insightful introductions to a variety of traditional and contemporary philosophical subjects. With this series, students of philosophy will be able to discover the richness of philosophical inquiry across a wide array of concepts, including hallmark philosophical themes and other themes typically underrepresented in mainstream philosophy publishing. Written by a distinguished list of scholars who have garnered particular recognition for their excellence in teaching, this series presents the vast sweep of today's philosophical exploration in highly accessible and affordable volumes. These books will prove valuable to philosophy teachers and their students as well as to other readers who share a general interest in philosophy.
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Review
C. Virtues of epistemic communities. III. Irresolvable epistemic disagreement. IV. Summary. Chapter 5: What is Knowledge? I. Introduction. II. The value problem. III. Gettier. IV. Credit theories of knowledge. Chapter 6: Epistemic Good and the Good Life. I. The desirability of truth. II. Understanding. III. The intellect and the highest good.
About the Author
Linda Zagzebski is Kingfisher College Chair of the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics and George Lynn Cross Research Professor at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Zagzebski works primarily in philosophy of religion, epistemology, and ethics. Research in recent years is mainly at the intersection of ethics and epistemology, religious epistemology, religious ethics, virtue theory, and the varieties of fatalism. Publications include 7 books, over 60 journal articles and chapters in books, and 15 book reviews. Dr. Zagsebski has given approximately 120 academic presentations.