VALUE OF KNOWLEDGE & THE PURSU (Adobe Reader) ebook download Jonathan L. Kvanvig

The Value of Knowledge and the Pursuit of Understanding

Epistemology has for a long time focused on the concept of knowledge and tried to answer questions such as whether knowledge is possible and how much of it there is. Missing from this inquiry, however, is a discussion on the value of knowledge. In The Pursuit of Knowledge and the Value of Understanding Jonathan Kvanvig argues that epistemology properly conceived cannot ignore the question of the value of knowledge. He also questions one of the most fundamental assumptions in epistemology, namely that knowledge is always more valuable than the value of its subparts. Taking Platos' Meno as a starting point of his discussion, Kvanvig tackles the different arguments about the value of knowledge and comes to the conclusion that knowledge is less valuable than generally assumed. Clearly written and well argued, the book will appeal to students and professionals in epistemology.

Share your thoughts on the The Value of Knowledge and the Pursuit of Understanding ebook with other internet viewers!

Title of ebook: The Value of Knowledge and the Pursuit of Understanding
ISBN: 9780511056338
parent-ISBN: 9780521827133
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Internet download file size: 1133 kb
Pages: 232
Published: 08-1999
Released online for download: 08-20-1999
Author of eBook: Kvanvig, Jonathan L.

Format

Encrypted

Sku

ISBN

File size

Security

Printing

Copying

Read aloud

Devices

Digital Editions

Yes

0511056338

9780511056338

1133 KB

n/a

20 pages every 30 days

5 selections to your clipboard every 30 days

No

Sys Requirments

Download reader

Other Philosophy eBooks Categories

Philosophy General (1425)

Eastern (60)

Movements (50)

Epistemology (45)

Ethics & Moral Philosophy (139)

History & Surveys (192)

Modern (140)

Logic (42)

Metaphysics (65)

Mind & Body (54)

Political (83)

Religious (90)

Top eBooks in Epistemology

Between Eternities
by Desai, Ashvin

Between eternities interweaves the assertions of Science, Philosophy, Religion and Mysticism on the fundamental issues that underlie the universe and ...more

Best price: $5.42

Abstract Objects, Ideal Forms, and Works of Art
by Rose-Coutré, Robert

Joining philosophy of language with phenomenological aesthetics, this book defines the epistemological status of abstract objects and works of art....more

Best price: $5.42

Considered Judgment
by Elgin, Catherine Z.

Considered Judgment...more

Best price: $14.95

A Treastise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
by Berkley, George

WHAT I here make public has, after a long and scrupulous inquiry, seemed to me evidently true and not unuseful to be known- particularly to those who are ...more

Best price: $2.98

Cultures of Inquiry
by Hall, John R.

Cultures of Inquiry provides a unique overview of research methodologies in social science, historical and cultural studies. Facing Kant's proposition that pure...more

Best price: $30.43

Critiques of Knowing
by Hunter, Lynette

"Critiques of Knowing" explores what happens to science and computing when we think of them as texts. Lynette Hunter elegantly weaves together such vast areas ...more

Best price: $33.15