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1 online resource |
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Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments in Philosophy |
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<P><EM>Preface</EM></P><P><STRONG>Part I: Nature of Knowledge<BR></STRONG><EM>General Background: The Traditional Account of Knowledge<BR></EM>1. Promotions and Traveling Friends (The Gettier Problem)<BR>2. A Grisly Discovery (Causal Theory of Knowledge)<BR>3. A Strange County (Fake Barns)<BR>4. Red Barns and Blue Façades (Kripke's Barn)<BR>5. The Tourist (Credit View of Knowledge)<BR>6. A Horrible Library (Kvanvig's Comanche Case)<BR>7. The Quiz Show (Knowledge without Belief)<BR>8. Trip to the Zoo (Dretske's Zebra/Disguised Mule)<BR>9. Saul the Superstitious Lawyer (Knowledge and Basing)<BR>10. Going to the Bank (Contextualism)</P><P><B>Part II: Limits of Knowledge<BR></B><EM>General Background: Skepticism<BR></EM>11. Descartes' Demon (Cartesian/External World Skepticism)<BR>12. Descartes' Dream (Dreaming Skepticism)<BR>13. Is the Past Real? (Russell's 5-minutes Old Universe)<BR>14. Descartes' Apple Sorting Problem (The Problem of the Criterion)<BR>15. You're Debased! (The Debasing Demon)<BR>16. Winning the Lottery (Lottery Skepticism)<BR>17. You Only Believe That Because...(Contingency of Belief)<BR>18. Hot or Cold? (Anti-luminosity)<BR>19. A Cut-Rate Eye Exam (Bootstrapping/Easy Knowledge)<BR>20. Off to the Races! (Disjunction Objection to IBE)<BR>21. To Transform or Not to Transform? (Transformative Experience)<BR>22. Mary Sees an Apple (Knowledge Argument Against Physicalism)</P><P><B>Part III: Justification<BR></B><EM>General Background: The Nature of Justification <BR></EM>23. The Unfortunate Twin (New Evil Demon Problem)<BR>24. Psychic Powers (Clairvoyance Cases)<BR>25. Avocados Are Healthy, But I Forgot Why (Forgotten Evidence)<BR>26. The Sleepy Student (Problem of Stored Beliefs)<BR>27. A Visitor from the Swamp (Swampman Objection to Proper Functionalism)<BR>28. Missing the Show (Unpossessed Evidence)<BR>29. A Pair of Hens (Speckled Hen Problem)<BR>30. Birdwatching (Problem of Background Beliefs; Novice/Expert)<BR>31. Gold Rush (Cognitive Penetration)<BR>32. Armchair Quarterback (Isolation/Input Objection to Coherentism) </P><P><B>Part IV: Social Epistemology<BR></B><EM>General Background: Social Epistemology<BR></EM>33. The Unbelieving Teacher (Transmission View of Testimony-Necessity)<BR>34. A Conspiracy (Transmission View of Testimony-Sufficiency)<BR>35. He Can't Possibly Know (Epistemic Injustice-Testimonial)<BR>36. What's Harassment? (Epistemic Injustice-Hermeneutical)<BR>37. Expecting a Bad Tip (Moral Encroachment) <BR>38. Splitting the Check (Disagreement-In Favor of Equal Weight)<BR>39. Bad Math (Disagreement-Against Equal Weight)<BR>40. Majority Rules? (Group Belief Aggregation)</P><P><B>Part V: Puzzles & Paradoxes<BR></B><I>General Background: Puzzles & Paradoxes<BR></I>41. A Gruesome Riddle (New Riddle of Induction/Grue)<BR>42. Ravens Paradox<BR>43. Dogmatism Puzzle<BR>44. Sleeping Beauty<BR>45. The Surprise Quiz Paradox<BR>46. Knowability Paradox<BR>47. Moore's Paradox<BR>48. Lottery Paradox<BR>49. Preface Paradox<BR>50. Proof Paradox</P> |
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"Imaginative cases, or what might be called puzzles, paradoxes, and other thought experiments, play a central role in epistemology (as in other areas of philosophy). A significant component of understanding epistemological debates and theories is appreciating various cases and what they are thought to show. This volume collects 50 of the most important puzzles, paradoxes, and thought experiments in contemporary epistemology and describes their significance. The volume gives each case a memorable name, describes the details of the case, explains the issue(s) to which the case is relevant, briefly overviews the key responses to the case that have been put forward, and provides a list of suggested readings on the topic. Each entry is accessible, succinct, and self-contained. Epistemology: 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments is a fantastic teaching tool as well as a handy resource for anyone interested in epistemological issues. Key Features: Though concise overall, offers broad coverage of the key areas of epistemology. Describes each imaginative case directly and in a memorable way, making the cases accessible and easy to remember. Provides a list of Suggested Readings for each case, divided into General Overviews, Seminal Presentations, and Other Important Discussions"-- Provided by publisher |
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Knowledge, Theory of -- Miscellanea
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PHILOSOPHY / General
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Knowledge, Theory of
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Trivia and miscellanea
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021013969 |
| ISBN |
9781000417029 |
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1000417026 |
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9781003121091 |
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1003121098 |
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1000416984 |
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9781000416985 |
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