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anthropology of science
artifact theory
artifactual
Artifactual Performance
Author_Barry Allen
bias
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context
discursive
Discursive Bias
ecological epistemology
ecological philosophy of knowledge
epistemological
Epistemological Bias
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Eternal Recurrence
Evolutionary Epistemology
Forbidden Knowledge
Genuine Philosophical Problems
genus
Genus Homo
Hereditary Health Courts
Historical Nominalism
homo
Homo Genus
Justified Belief
Leon Moisseiff
Linguistic Holism
Metaphysical Optimism
Modern Human
Modern Sapiens
Otmar Von Verschuer
performance
philosophy of technology
prepositional
Prepositional Knowledge
Prestigious Discourse
scientific knowledge systems
Subjugated Knowledge
Superlative Performance
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Transportation Networks
ultimate
Ultimate Context
urban technological evolution
Product details
- ISBN 9780813341354
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 05 Sep 2003
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Knowledge and Civilization advances detailed criticism of philosophy's usual approach to knowledge and describes a redirection, away from textbook problems of epistemology, toward an ecological philosophy of technology and civilization. Rejecting theories that confine knowledge to language or discourse, Allen situates knowledge in the greater field of artifacts, technical performance, and human evolution. His wide ranging considerations draw on ideas from evolutionary biology, archaeology, anthropology, and the history of cities, art, and technology.
Barry Allen received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Princeton University in 1986. He has taught at the University of Chicago and Hebrew University, and is currently Professor of Philosophy at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. He is the author of Truth in Philosophy and is an associate editor at the interdisciplinary journal Common Knowledge .
