Socializing Epistemology :The Social Dimensions of Knowledge - Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory
Socializing Epistemology :The Social Dimensions of Knowledge - Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory
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11 October, 1994
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780847679591 |
| ISBN10 | 0847679594 |
| Number Of Pages | 288 |
| Item Weight | 503 g |
| Product Dimensions | 153 x 226 x 25 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Format | paperback |
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Is knowledge produced by rational individuals struggling mightily to unearth the objective facts? Or is it a wholly social product, reflecting interests and social structures, divorced from the world? It is a bit of each—but the trick is to integrate the rational and the social into a seamless whole. This splendid volume goes a very long way in generating a unified outlook. -- James Robert Brown, University of Toronto
The topic is novel and important, the set of authors outstanding, the collection coherent. An excellent book. -- Ernest Sosa, Brown University
Superb editing and an unusual number of high-quality contributions make this an excellent introduction to the subject. I enthusiastically recommend it. -- Andrew P. Norman * Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy *
. . . this is a very useful volume, filling a gap in epistemological analysis . . . the articles go considerable distance in suggesting lines of inquiry for gaining a fuller understanding of knowledge as having both individual and social aspects. * International Studies in the Philosophy of Science *
This collection points to many new research areas in epistemology and will give the reader a feel for the excitement surrounding epistemology in its new naturalistic guise. * Choice Reviews *
Author's Bio
Frederick F. Schmitt is professor of philosophy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and author of Knowledge and Belief (Routledge, 1992).