Epistemic Justification
William P. Alston
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Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Epistemic Justification collects twelve distinguished and influential essays in epistemology by William P. Alston taken from a body of work spanning almost two decades. They represent the gradual development of Alston's thought in epistemology.He concentrates on topics that are central to contemporary epistemology and provides a much-needed and useful map to these issues be explicitly distinguishing and interrelating concepts of justification used in epistemology. More important, he develops and defends his own distinctive epistemic view throughout the volume. Notably, he argues for an account of justification that combines both internalist and externalist features. In addition, he discusses various forms of ... Read more
Epistemic Justification collects twelve distinguished and influential essays in epistemology by William P. Alston taken from a body of work spanning almost two decades. They represent the gradual development of Alston's thought in epistemology.He concentrates on topics that are central to contemporary epistemology and provides a much-needed and useful map to these issues be explicitly distinguishing and interrelating concepts of justification used in epistemology. More important, he develops and defends his own distinctive epistemic view throughout the volume. Notably, he argues for an account of justification that combines both internalist and externalist features. In addition, he discusses various forms of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801495441
SKU
V9780801495441
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About William P. Alston
The late William P. Alston was Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Syracuse University. His books include A Realist Conception of Truth, Illocutionary Acts and Sentence Meanings, The Reliability of Sense Perception, and Perceiving God: The Epistemology of Religious Experience, all from Cornell.
Reviews for Epistemic Justification
William P. Alston is one of a handful of people who have helped define the field of epistemology over the past decade or more. Nobody working in the field ca afford to ignore his views. -George S. Pappas, The Ohio State University William P. Alston has been at the forefront of epistemology for the last twenty years. He has ... Read more