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Epistemic principles :

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9781433135477

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Epistemic principles :

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a primer for the theory of knowledge /

Nicholas Rescher.

New York :

PETER LANG,

2017.

xiii, 172 pages ;

22 cm.

American university studies, series v, philosophy ;

vol. 228

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Principles -- Questions -- Ideas -- Principles of truth and acceptance -- Presumption as a pathway to plausibility -- Conjecture and the move from mere plausibility and presumption to acceptability -- Plausibility conflicts and paradox -- From conjecture to belief and from belief to knowledge -- The epistemic gap and grades of acceptance -- Cognitive thresholds -- Intuitive knowledge -- Experience and induction -- Distributive vs. collective explanation -- Cognitive importance -- Problems of prediction -- Error and cognitive risk -- Problems of skepticism -- Trust -- Common sense -- How science works -- Scientific realism and its problems -- The anthomorphic contextuality of science -- Ignorance and limits of knowledge -- On systemic "best fit" reasoning -- Inference from the best systematization -- The cyclic unity of reason -- Fact, fiction and functional surrogacy -- A pragmatic coda.

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Epistemic Principles: A Primer of the Theory of Knowledge' presents a compact account of the basic principles of the theory of knowledge. In doing this, Nicholas Rescher aims to fill the current gap in contemporary philosophical theory of knowledge with a comprehensive analysis of epistemological fundamentals. The book is not a mere inventory of such rules and principles, but rather interweaves them into a continuous exposition of basic issues. Written at a user-friendly and accessible level, 'Epistemic Principles' is an essential addition for both advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in epistemology.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Erkenntnistheorie

Grundlage

Knowledge, Theory of.

Prinzip

Rescher, Nicholas

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