Contextualisms in Epistemology

by E. Brendel

Contextualism has become one of the leading paradigms in contemporary epistemology. According to this view, there is no context-independent standard of knowledge, and as a result, all knowledge ascriptions are context-sensitive. This comprehensive anthology collects twenty original essays and critical commentaries on different aspects of contextualism, written by leading philosophers on the topic. The editors' introduction sketches the historical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402031815
• ISBN13: 9781402031816
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.8"