Knowledge First?

According to a long tradition, questions about the nature of knowledge are to be answered by analyzing it as a species of true belief. In light of the apparent failure of this approach, knowledge first philosophy takes knowledge as the starting point in epistemology. Knowledge First? offers the first overview of this approach.

Auteur
Aidan McGlynn is a Chancellor's Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Contenu
Series Editors' Preface Preface 1. Introduction: Lessons From Gettier PART I: KNOWLEDGE AS THE 'UNEXPLAINED EXPLAINER' 2. Belief 3. Justification 4. Evidence 5. Assertion 6. Action PART II: KNOWLEDGE AS A MENTAL STATE 7. Luminosity 8. Is Knowledge A Mental State? Notes Bibliography Index