{"product_id":"9781350446649","title":"Philosophy of Knowledge: A History","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePhilosophy of Knowledge: A History\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStephen Hetherington | Nicholas D. Smith | Henrik Lagerlund | Stephen Gaukroger | Markos Valaris\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Epistemology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin these four volumes, we meet much of whatever epistemology has been and is. Why is this form of historical engagement philosophically important?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Philosophy of Knowledge: A History\u003c\/i\u003e presents the history of one of Western philosophy’s greatest challenges: understanding the nature of knowledge. To know epistemology’s history is to know better what contemporary epistemology could be and perhaps should be – and  what it need not be and perhaps ought not to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDivided chronologically into four volumes, it follows conceptions of knowledge that have been proposed, defended, replaced, and proposed anew by ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary philosophers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach volume centers around three key questions: what conceptions of knowledge have been offered? Which have shaped epistemology in particular and philosophy in general? How is knowledge conceived by philosophers now? Together these volumes trace the historical development of knowledge for the first time, covering:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Presocratics, Sophists and treatments of knowledge offered by Socrates and Plato\u003cbr\u003e- The influence of Aristotle and Augustine during the Middle Ages\u003cbr\u003e- Questions of science and religion in the 17th, 18th and 19th century and the work of Descartes, Hobbes, Kant and Leibniz\u003cbr\u003e- Contemporary discussions about scientific, social and self-knowledge and attempts to understand knowledge naturalistically, contextually and normatively.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith original insights into the vast sweep of ways in which philosophers have sought to understand knowledge, \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Knowledge: A History \u003c\/i\u003eembraces what is vital and evolving within contemporary epistemology. Overseen by an international team of leading philosophers and featuring 50 specially-commissioned chapters, this is a major collection on one of philosophy’s defining topics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Hetherington\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales, Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas D. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is James F. Miller Professor of Humanities at Lewis \u0026amp; Clark College, USA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHenrik Lagerlund\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Gaukroger \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of History of Philosophy and History of Science at the University of Sydney, Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarkos Valaris\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 April 2024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350446649\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMultiple component retail product\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62308172267660,"sku":"9781350446649","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_b31241c8-c2f8-45d7-8ab9-c25ba680a7c1.jpg?v=1791347649","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350446649","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}