The Foundations of Knowledge
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:14th Nov '95
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Contemporary epistemology has been moving away from classical foundationalism—the thesis that our empirical knowledge is grounded in perceptual beliefs we know with certainty. McGrew reexamines classical foundationalism and offers a compelling reconstruction and defense of empirical knowledge grounded in perceptual certainty. He articulates and defends a new version of foundationalism and demonstrates how it meets all the standard criticisms. The book offers substantial rebuttals of the arguments of Kuhn and Rorty and demonstrates the value of the classical analytic approach to philosophy. 'Foundations' will interest philosophers of science, language, and the mind.
. . . one of the most important recent defenses of internalist foundationalism . . . -- Robert Becker, Western Michigan University
. . . an ambitious effort to revive classical foundationalism . . . -- Paul Moser, Loyola University of Chicago
. . . carefully crafted . . . -- Jeffrey Tlumak, Vanderbilt University
. . . a very good piece of work . . . -- Robert Audi, University of Nebraska
. . . recommended as introduction to a significant strain of contemporary epistemology. It is clearly written, and it provides importnat bacground information along the way . . . -- Benjamin F. Armstrong Jr., Central College
The chief beauty of McGrew's work resides in the careful way in which he lays out the basic elements of traditional theory and shows that numerous objections by some of its well known critics -notably Kuhn and Rorty- do not hold up under careful scrutiny . . . clearly accomplished and clearly and strongly argued. * Choice Reviews *
ISBN: 9780822630432
Dimensions: 229mm x 137mm x 13mm
Weight: 259g
154 pages