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Is truth the primary epistemic goal? /
This book is focused on a problem that has aroused the most controversy in recent epistemological debate, which is whether the truth can or cannot be the fundamental epistemic goal. Traditional epistemology has presupposed the centrality of truth without giving a deeper analysis. To epistemic value...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Frankfurt :
Ontos Verlag,
©2010.
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| Collection: | Epistemische Studien (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) ;
Bd. 17. |
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- 1. Introduction; 2. Can Truth Be an Epistemic Goal?; 3. The Value of Truth; 4. Requirements of the Truth Goal; 5. The Primacy of the Truth Goal; 6. Alternative Monism; 7. The Value of Knowledge; 8. Conclusion; 9. Appendix: Overcoming the Problem of Epistemic Relativism; Bibliography.