The Theory of Knowledge: Classical and Contemporary ReadingsThis comprehensive anthology offers a solid but accessible set of classical and contemporary readings (58 in all) representing all the major problems and viewpoints (from Plato to the internalist/externalist debate, from skepticism to the ethics of belief). Clear introductions to each section, short abstracts outlining each reading, as well as bibliographical material aid in student understanding. |
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... inference . However , certain difficulties indicate that this conception of inference is seriously oversimplified and that our account of Gettier examples must be modified . [ I have ] already mentioned a minor compli- cation . There is ...
... inference . However , certain difficulties indicate that this conception of inference is seriously oversimplified and that our account of Gettier examples must be modified . [ I have ] already mentioned a minor compli- cation . There is ...
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... inference in the same sense in which induction is inference , and we want to avoid the lottery paradox . Inference to the Best Total Explanatory Account Influenced by a misleading conception of deductive inference , we have implicitly ...
... inference in the same sense in which induction is inference , and we want to avoid the lottery paradox . Inference to the Best Total Explanatory Account Influenced by a misleading conception of deductive inference , we have implicitly ...
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... Inference and Knowledge Having seen that induction is inference to the best total explanatory account , we must now modify our account of knowledge and of the Gettier ... inference ( A , B ) IV.4 Inference to the Best Explanation 161.
... Inference and Knowledge Having seen that induction is inference to the best total explanatory account , we must now modify our account of knowledge and of the Gettier ... inference ( A , B ) IV.4 Inference to the Best Explanation 161.
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