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Knowledge in an Uncertain World by Matthew McGrath and Jeremy Fantl (2009, Hardcover)
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Knowledge in an Uncertain World, Hardcover by Fantl, Jeremy; McGrath, Matthew, ISBN 019955062X, ISBN-13 9780199550623, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Fantl and McGrath explore the relation between knowledge, reasons, and justification. They argue that you can rely on what you know in action and belief, since what you know can be a reason you have and you can rely on your reasons. But the assumption that knowledge allows for a chance of error makes this a controversial position in epistemology.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10019955062X
ISBN-139780199550623
eBay Product ID (ePID)15038291067
Product Key Features
Number of Pages262 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameKnowledge in an Uncertain World
SubjectMind & Body, Epistemology, General
Publication Year2009
TypeTextbook
AuthorMatthew Mcgrath, Jeremy Fantl
Subject AreaPhilosophy
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight20 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2009-026993
Reviews"This book will be of primary interest to epistemologists, but its material also will appeal to philosophers working in areas of rationality, language, and mind to decision theorists. Recommended." -- CHOICE, "This book will be of primary interest to epistemologists, but its material also will appeal to philosophers working in areas of rationality, language, and mind to decision theorists. Recommended." --CHOICE
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal121
Table Of ContentIntroduction1. Fallibilism2. Contextualism3. Knowledge and Reasons4. Justification5. Belief6. The Value and Importance of Knowledge7. Infallibilism or Pragmatic Encroachment?8. Conflicts with Bayesian Decision Theory?9. Does KJ entail infallibilism?GlossaryBibliography
SynopsisFantl and McGrath explore the relation between knowledge, reasons, and justification. They argue that you can rely on what you know in action and belief, since what you know can be a reason you have and you can rely on your reasons. But the assumption that knowledge allows for a chance of error makes this a controversial position in epistemology., Knowledge in an Uncertain World is an exploration of the relation between knowledge, reasons, and justification. According to the primary argument of the book, you can rely on what you know in action and belief, because what you know can be a reason you have and you can rely on the reasons you have. If knowledge doesn't allow for a chance of error, then this result is unsurprising. But if knowledge does allow for a chance of error - as seems required if we know much of anything at all - this result entails the denial of a received position in epistemology. Because any chance of error, if the stakes are high enough, can make a difference to what can be relied on, two subjects with the same evidence and generally the same strength of epistemic position for a proposition can differ with respect to whether they are in a position to know. In defending these points, Fantl and McGrath investigate the ramifications for debates about epistemological externalism and contextualism, the value and importance of knowledge, Wittgensteinian hinge propositions, Bayesianism, and the nature of belief. The book is essential reading for epistemologists, philosophers who work on reasons and rationality, philosophers of language and mind, and decision theorists.
LC Classification NumberBD161.F28 2009
