Exploring what great philosophers have written about the nature of knowledge and about how we know what we know, this is a concise and accessible introduction to the field of epistemology.
Epistemology: The Key Thinkerstells the story of how epistemological thinking has developed over the centuries, through the work of the finest thinkers on the topic. Chapters by leading contemporary scholars guide readers through the ideas of key philosophers, beginning with Plato and Aristotle, through Descartes and the British empiricists, to such twentieth-century thinkers such as Wittgenstein, Quine, Goldman, and beyond. The final chapter looks to the future, highlighting some of the very latest debates that energise philosophical writing today about knowledge.
Each chapter ends with a guide to further reading, encouraging students to explore the key writings for themselves, makingEpistemology: The Key Thinkersa perfect guide for study, revision, and reference.
From Plato, through Descartes to W.V. Quine and Edmund Gettier, this concise introduction and reference guide explores the history of thinking about 'knowledge'.
Stephen Hetherington is Professor of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales, in Sydney, Australia. He has written several books, including
Good Knowledge, Bad Knowledge(Oxford University Press, 2001),
Self-Knowledge(Broadview, 2007), and
How To Know(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011). He has edited two books, including
Epistemology Futures(Oxford University Press, 2006).
There has long been a serious need for a systematic look at the history of epistemology. This volume, written by experts on the various figures who have done so much to shape epistemology as it now is, will go a long way toward filling that gap. It should be essential reading for epistemologists and historians alike. Baron Reed, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University, USA
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