Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge

This book focuses on understanding and researching suicide and suicide prevention from historical, political, cultural, social, and philosophical perspectives, all of which are located in particular contexts of research and practice.

This volume brings together for the first time the diverse threads within the growing field of serendipity research, to reflect both on the origins of this emerging field within different disciplines as well as its increasing influence as its own field with foundational texts and emerging practices.

Markus Gabriel, Spiegel-Bestseller-Autor, zeigt in diesem Buch, dass das Denken Teil der biologischen Sinne ist, der nicht künstlich nachgebaut werden kann.

In this book, Michael Huemer and Bryan Frances debate whether - and how - we can gain knowledge of the world outside of our own minds.

In this book, Spencer Case and Matt Lutz debate whether objective moral facts exist.

It is impossible to hold patently contradictory beliefs in mind together at once.

Kennzeichen der Epoche von Hegels Tod bis in die dreißiger Jahre des 20.

Made popular by John Rawls, ideal theory in political philosophy is concerned with putting preferences and interests to one side to achieve an impartial consensus and to arrive at a just society for all.

This book addresses two questions that are highly relevant for epistemology and for society: What is ignorance and how should we rationally deal with it?

This book discusses how scientific and other types of cognition make use of models, abduction, and explanatory reasoning in order to produce important or creative changes in theories and concepts.

Publicado originalmente en 1980, Historia, ¿para qué?

This book develops and defends a novel social epistemological account of indoctrination.

Due in large part to the increased personalization of various aspects of the Internet, many people have become insulated from the epistemic influence of people with views different from their own.

Epistemology, or "e;the theory of knowledge,"e; is concerned with how we know what we know, what justifies us in believing what we believe, and what standards of evidence we should use in seeking truths about the world and human experience.

Building from foundations of modern science and cosmic evolution, as well as psychological and philosophical perspectives of value and meaning, this book explores some of humanity's biggest questions:          Is the Universe about something ?

Los nueve capítulos de este tomo contienen aproximaciones teórico-conceptuales y reflexiones sobre la innovación educativa y el desarrollo de competencias para responder al nuevo contexto.

Comics Beyond Text and Image conceptualizes comics as "e;bodies,"e; exploring the substance and the many movements and expressions of comics first and foremost in terms of corporeality.

Das Denken stößt immer wieder auf Figuren prinzipieller Unabschließbarkeit, etwa den infiniten Regress oder den Zirkel.

This book examines the connection between the politics of the Marshall Plan and urban planning and identifies the key players, such as the Greek architect and urban planner Constantinos A.

This book highlights the transdisciplinary legacy of Cheikh Anta Diop's epistemology, demonstrating its continuing impact on contemporary Africology, which is also known as Black Studies.

This book highlights the transdisciplinary legacy of Cheikh Anta Diop's epistemology, demonstrating its continuing impact on contemporary Africology, which is also known as Black Studies.