Epistemic friction : an essay on knowledge, truth, and logic /

Gila Sher offers an original view of knowledge from the perspective of our basic human epistemic situation, as limited yet resourceful beings, trying to understand the world in all its complexity. She develops an integrated theory of knowledge, truth, and logic, centred on the idea of epistemic fric...

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Main Author: Sher, Gila (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Online access with subscription: University Press scholarship online (Oxford scholarship online)
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Summary:Gila Sher offers an original view of knowledge from the perspective of our basic human epistemic situation, as limited yet resourceful beings, trying to understand the world in all its complexity. She develops an integrated theory of knowledge, truth, and logic, centred on the idea of epistemic friction: knowledge must be constrained by the world.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191081293
0191081299
9780191822032
0191822035