Philosophy: Epistemology & Theory of Knowledge

We human beings had no say in existing--we just opened our eyes and found ourselves here. We have a fundamental need to understand who we are and t...

Bernard Williams (1929-2003) was one of the great philosophical figures of the second half of the 20th century and remains deeply influential. This...

In Knowing Science, Alexander Bird presents an epistemology of science that rejects empiricism and gives a central place to the concept of knowledg...

An original and provocative exploration of our capacity to ignore what is inconvenient or traumaticIgnorance, whether passive or active, conscious ...

This original and innovative book is an exploration of one of the key mysteries of the mind, the question of consciousness. Conducted through a one...

Our finances, politics, media, opportunities, information, shopping and knowledge production are mediated through algorithms and their statistical ...

A truly seminal and original thesis, this is a book that should be read by anyone interested in science, myth, and the interactions between the two...

Argues that David Hume was a thoroughgoing sceptic on epistemological, metaphysical and doxastic grounds Making a sharp break with dominant contemp...

A compelling alternative account of the history of knowledge from the Renaissance to the EnlightenmentUntil now the history of knowledge has largel...

An invitation to readers from every walk of life to rediscover the impractical splendors of a life of learningIn an overloaded, superficial, techno...

In 1972, philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn threw an ashtray at Errol Morris. This book is the result. At the time, Morris was a graduate student...

This book completes a landmark six-volume translation of the major writings of Wilhelm Dilthey (18331911), a philosopher and historian of culture w...

Puzzled?! seamlessly fuses two traditional approaches to the study of philosophy at the introductory level. It is thematic, examining fundamental i...

Puzzled?! seamlessly fuses two traditional approaches to the study of philosophy at the introductory level. It is thematic, examining fundamental i...