One of the key supposed 'platitudes' of contemporary epistemology is the claim that knowledge excludes luck. One can see the attraction of such a claim, in that knowledge is something that one can take credit for - it is an achievement of sorts - and yet luck undermines genuine achievement. The problem, however, is that luck seems to be an all-pervasive feature of our epistemic enterprises, which tempts us to think that either scepticism is true and that we don't know very much, or else that luck is compatible with knowledge after all. In this book, Duncan Pritchard argues that we do not need to choose between these two austere alternatives, since a closer examination of what is involved in the notion of epistemic luck reveals varieties of luck that are compatible with knowledge possession and varieties that aren't. Moreover, Pritchard shows that a more nuanced understanding of the relationship between luck and knowledge can cast light on many of the most central topics in contemporary epistemology. These topics include: the externalism/internalism distinction; virtue epistemology; the problem of scepticism; metaepistemological scepticism; modal epistemology; and the problem of moral luck. All epistemologists will need to come to terms with Pritchard's original and incisive contribution.
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I. SCEPTICISM; II. EPISTEMIC LUCK
This book is a tour de force.
`Epistemic Luck is a rich, engaging, and ground-breaking work. It is a fine example of the kind of original and exciting work being done at the frontier of epistemology today.' Jason Baehr, Metaphilosophy
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The first rigorous philosophical account of the role of luck in our thinking Shows how luck is key to central debates in epistemology Radical implications for theories of knowledge Debut of a leading young epistemologist
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The first rigorous philosophical account of the role of luck in our thinking Shows how luck is key to central debates in epistemology Radical implications for theories of knowledge Debut of a leading young epistemologist
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199229789
Publisert
2007
Utgiver
Vendor
Clarendon Press
Vekt
479 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
304

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