Knowledge : a very short introduction / Jennifer Nagel.

By: Nagel, Jennifer [author.]Material type: Text

TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 400.Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, Oxford University Press, 2014 Edition: First editionDescription: 133 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmISBN: 9780199661268; 019966126XSubject(s): Knowledge, Theory of | Knowledge | Sciences cognitives | Acquisition de connaissances | Philosophie | Knowledge, Theory ofDDC classification: 121 LOC classification: BD161 | .N24 2014

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. Scepticism -- 3. Rationalism and empiricism -- 4. The analysis of knowledge -- 5. Internalism and externalism -- 6. Testimony -- 7. Shifting standards? -- 8. Knowing about knowing.

Summary: What is knowledge? How does it differ from mere belief? Can we know that the outer world is real and not a dream? Epistemology is the branch of philosophy devoted to answering questions like these. This Very Short Introduction explores classical and contemporary epistemology, covering topics from ancient relativism and scepticism to the trustworthiness on internet sources. Using intuitive examples and ideas from linguistics and psychology, as well as philosophy, Jennifer Nagel explains what we now know about knowledge.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Library Children's Area	121 NAK 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Shamim		107503
Books	Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Library Children's Area	121 NAK 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Shamim		107504

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is knowledge? How does it differ from mere belief? Can we know that the outer world is real and not a dream? Epistemology is the branch of philosophy devoted to answering questions like these. This Very Short Introduction explores classical and contemporary epistemology, covering topics from ancient relativism and scepticism to the trustworthiness on internet sources. Using intuitive examples and ideas from linguistics and psychology, as well as philosophy, Jennifer Nagel explains what we now know about knowledge.

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