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The epistemology of disagreement : new essays /

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This is a collective study of the epistemic significance of disagreement: 12 contributors explore rival responses to the problems that it raises for philosophy. They develop our understanding of epistemic phenomena that are central to any thoughtful engagement with others' beliefs.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Christensen, David Phiroze, 1955- (Editor), Lackey, Jennifer (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Knowledge, Theory of.
Verbal self-defense > Philosophy.
Dogmatism > Philosophy.
Théorie de la connaissance.
Autodéfense verbale > Philosophie.
Dogmatisme > Philosophie.
epistemology.
PHILOSOPHY > Epistemology.
Knowledge, Theory of
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Disagreement without transparency : some bleak thoughts / John Hawthorne and Amia Srinivasan
  • Disagreement and the burdens of judgment / Thomas Kelly
  • Disagreements, philosophical, and otherwise / Brian Weatherson
  • Epistemic modesty defended / David Christensen
  • A defense of the (almost) equal weight view / Stewart Cohen
  • Philosophical renegades / Bryan Frances
  • Disagreement, defeat, and assertion / Sanford Goldberg
  • Can there be a discipline of philosophy? And can it be founded on intuitions? / Ernest Sosa
  • Cognitive disparities : dimensions of intellectual diversity and the resolution of disagreements / Robert Audi
  • Perspectivalism and reflective ascent / Jonathan L. Kvanig
  • Disagreement and belief dependence : why numbers matter / Jennifer Lackey.