ABSTRACT

This comprehensive book introduces the concepts and theories central for understanding knowledge. It aims to reach students who have already done an introductory philosophy course.
Topics covered include perception and reflection as grounds of knowledge, and the nature, structure, and varieties of knowledge. The character and scope of knowledge in the crucial realms of ethics, science and religion are also considered.
Unique features of Epistemology:
* Provides a comprehensive survey of basic concepts and major theories
* Gives an up-to-date account of important developments in the field
* Contains many lucid examples to support ideas
* Cites key literature in an annotated bibliography.

part |2 pages

Part One Sources of justification, knowledge, and truth

chapter 1|40 pages

Perception

chapter 2|20 pages

Memory

chapter 3|18 pages

Consciousness

chapter 4|38 pages

Reason

chapter 5|22 pages

Testimony

part |2 pages

Part Two The structure and growth of justification and knowledge

chapter 6|28 pages

Inference and the extension of knowledge

chapter 7|34 pages

The architecture of knowledge

part |2 pages

Part Three The nature and scope of justification and knowledge

chapter 8|38 pages

The analysis of knowledge

chapter 9|34 pages

Scientific, moral, and religious knowledge

chapter 10|38 pages

Skepticism

chapter 11|10 pages

Conclusion