Problems of Knowledge: A Critical Introduction to Epistemology

by Michael J. Williams

Book Overview

What is epistemology or "the theory of knowledge?" What is it really about? Why does it matter? What makes theorizing about knowledge "philosophical?" Why do some philosophers argue that epistemology--perhaps even philosophy itself--is dead?
In this succinct, exciting, and original introduction to epistemology, Michael Williams explains and criticizes philosophical theories of the nature, limits, methods, possibility, and value of knowing. A...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192892568
• ISBN13: 9780192892560
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.6"