
BOOK
What is this thing called Knowledge?
Duncan Pritchard
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About this product:
Reviews of first edition:
‘. . . a valuable addition ... a book that sets things out in a clear and elementary way, while still covering the ground properly.’
Finn Spicer, University of Bristol, UK
‘Clearly laid out, well organized and written by a true expert.’
Michael Lynch, University of Connecticut, USA
What is knowledge? Where does it come from? Can we know anything at all?
This lucid and engaging introduction grapples with these central questions in the theory of knowledge, offering a clear, non-partisan view of the main themes of epistemology. Both traditional issues and contemporary ideas are discussed in fourteen easily digestible sections, which conclude with a useful summary of the main ideas discussed, study questions, annotated further reading and a guide to web resources.
The second edition has been revised and updated throughout and features:
- a new chapter on moral knowledge
- a glossary of epistemology examples
- annotated advanced further reading including more scholarly references
- updated web resources
Each chapter also features text-boxes providing bite-sized summaries of key concepts and major philosophers, and clear and interesting examples are used throughout, making this an ideal first textbook in the theory of knowledge for undergraduates coming to philosophy for the first time.
Duncan Pritchard holds the Chair in Epistemology at the University of Edinburgh, UK. His main research area is epistemology, and he has published widely in this field, including the books Epistemic Luck (Oxford University Press, 2005) Knowledge (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), and Arguing About Knowledge (Routledge 2008, edited with Ram Neta).