Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge

This book presents four bridges connecting work in virtue epistemology and work in philosophy of science (broadly construed) that may serve as catalysts for the further development of naturalized virtue epistemology.

Feminist philosophers have been some of the most vocal critics of reason and rationality.

Nietzsche in Context presents a comprehensive reinterpretation of Nietzsche's thought, placing Nietzsche in the context of the philosophers of his own time.

The world, according to Kant, is made up of two levels of reality: the transcendental and the empirical.

Este texto colectivo contiene ocho capítulos con distintas perspectivas sobre la innovación tecnológica en la educación; realiza algunas precisiones terminológicas acerca de la temática y sus distintas manifestaciones en la sociedad actual; reflexiona acerca de la educación digital y su incidencia en la innovación; analiza el pensamiento colectivo conectado; presenta pautas para el desarrollo de la competencia digital en la enseñanza-aprendizaje de las diferentes áreas del saber y establece pistas acerca del uso de las herramientas tecnológicas en la educación de la sociedad red.

This book is a study of relativism as a dominant intellectual preoccupation of our time.

In Science and Culture, Joseph Agassi addresses scientism and relativism, two false philosophies that divorce science from culture in general and from tradition in particular.

This book provides both an introduction to the philosophy of scientific modeling and a contribution to the discussion and clarification of two recent philosophical conceptions of models: artifactualism and fictionalism.

The most accurate and informative English translation ever produced of this epochal philosophical text.

Friedrich-Wilhelm von Herrmann is known as a major figure in phenomenological and hermeneutics research: he was Martin Heidegger’s personal assistant for the last ten years of Heidegger’s life, and assistant to Eugen Fink, who in turn was primary assistant to Edmund Husserl.

Wittgenstein's Intentions, first published in 1993, presents a series of essays dedicated to the great Wittgenstein exegete John Hunter.

Against Those in the Disciplines (Pros Mathematikous, also known by the abbreviated title M 1-6) deals with six specialized fields of study: grammar, rhetoric, geometry, arithmetic, astrology, and music.

Modern medicine is one of humankind's greatest achievements.

The Essence of Truth is an examination of the most fundamental theme in Heidegger's philosophy: the difference between truth as 'the unhiddenness of beings' and truth as 'the correctness of propositions'.

Imagination is celebrated as our vehicle for escape from the mundane here and now.

This monograph offers a fresh perspective on the applicability of mathematics in science.

John Stuart Mill was one of the most important and influential philosophers of the nineteenth century.

Virtue epistemology is an exciting, new movement receiving an enormous amount of attention from top epistemologists and ethicists; this pioneering volume reflects the best work in that vein.

David Hume (1711-1776) is widely acknowledged as one of the most important philosophers in the English language, with his work continuing to exert major influence on philosophy today.

In this book, Yaqub describes a simple conception of truth and shows that it yields a semantical theory that accommodates the whole range of our seemingly conflicting intuitions about truth.

This book showcases a unique, innovative form for contemporary life narrative scholarship.

This book offers an epistemological critique of the concept of the individual and of individuality.

Focusing on Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (d.

Certain representations are bound in a special way to our sensory capacities.

George Berkeley is one of the most prominent philosophers of the eighteenth century.

Quine was one of the foremost philosophers of the Twentieth century.

This book shows how a masterpiece of experimental cinema can be interpreted through hermeneutics of the film world.

This book addresses the urgent need for a large and systematic analysis of current interdisciplinary (ID) research and practice.

Published in honor of Sergio Galvan, this collection concentrates on the application of logical and mathematical methods for the study of central issues in formal philosophy.

This book analyses some of the seminal texts of the Chinese tradition in light of the embodied tradition: the Analects of Confucius, the Zhuangzi, and the Treatise on Music.

Bridging memoir with key concepts in narratology, philosophy and history of medicine, and disability studies, this book identifies and names the phenomenon of metagnosis: the experience of learning in adulthood of a longstanding condition.

The story of Sosipatra of Pergamum (4th century C.

Brentanos Reflexionen über das Verhältnis von Wahrheit und Evidenz wurden erst 1930 herausgegeben.

Popper's Critical Rationalism presents Popper's views on science, knowledge, and inquiry, and examines the significance and tenability of these in light of recent developments in philosophy of science, philosophy of probability, and epistemology.

Human beings have always made images, and to do so they have developed and refined an enormous range of artistic tools and materials.

The Concept of History reflects on the presuppositions behind the contemporary understanding of history that often remain implicit and not spelled out.

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

Traditionally, Sociology has identified its subject matter as a distinct set - social phenomena - that can be taken as quite different and largely disconnected from potentially relevant disciplines such as Psychology, Economics or Planetary Ecology.

Paradoxien zwingen uns dazu, die Prämissen unserer Überlegungen zu hinterfragen und gegebenenfalls einer strengen Prüfung zu unterziehen.

This book brings together a wide range of innovative reflections on the pivotal role that Davidson's concept of agency plays in his later philosophy and its impact on his epistemology, his philosophy of language and mind, and his philosophy of values.

The scope of someone's consent is the range of actions that they permit by giving consent.

This book illustrates how literature, history and geographical analysis complement and enrich each other's disciplinary endeavors.

Brueckner and Ebbs debate whether a person can coherently doubt that she knows what thoughts her utterances express.