Human Knowledge: Classical and Contemporary Approaches

by Paul K. Moser and Arnold vander Nat

Book Overview

Offering a unique and wide-ranging examination of the theory of knowledge, the new edition of this comprehensive collection deftly blends readings from the foremost classical sources with the work of important contemporary philosophical thinkers. Human Knowledge: Classical and Contemporary Approaches, 3/e, offers philosophical examinations of epistemology from ancient Greek and Roman philosophy (Plato, Aristotle, Sextus Empiricus); medieval philosophy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195149661
• ISBN13: 9780195149661
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 2.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Understand epistemology

This is an excellent anthology of primary sources in epistemology for an undergraduate or first year graduate level course. It is also a nice reference source for those who specialize in other areas of philosophy. Moser's introductions to each cluster of readings is of just the right length and depth (short but insightful). Although the lay reader will probably not be able to just plough through this book unless she has an unusually strong interest in the subject, it does its job of providing an historical overview and topical introduction to epistemology. The only shortcoming of the book, perhaps, is its omission of the internalism/externalism debate.