Idealization in epistemology : a modest modeling approach /

Daniel Greco argues that the landscape of epistemology looks quite different when viewed through the lens of idealization and model-building. We should accept that theorizing in epistemological terms is inescapably idealized, and that we can know a wide variety of facts with certainty despite our co...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Greco, Daniel
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Zusammenfassung:
Daniel Greco argues that the landscape of epistemology looks quite different when viewed through the lens of idealization and model-building. We should accept that theorizing in epistemological terms is inescapably idealized, and that we can know a wide variety of facts with certainty despite our cognitive limitations.
Umfang:
1 online resource : illustrations (colour).
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2023.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780191892615
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780198860556.001.0001
Schlagworte:
Knowledge, Theory of > Methodology.
Philosophy.
Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge.
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