Knowledge and practical interests /

The thesis of this book is that whether or not someone knows a proposition at a given time is in part determined by his or her practical interests, i.e., by how much is at stake for that person at that time. Thus, whether a true belief is knowledge is not merely a matter of supporting beliefs or rel...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Stanley, Jason
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2005.
Zusammenfassung:
The thesis of this book is that whether or not someone knows a proposition at a given time is in part determined by his or her practical interests, i.e., by how much is at stake for that person at that time. Thus, whether a true belief is knowledge is not merely a matter of supporting beliefs or reliability; in the case of knowledge, practical rationality and theoretical rationality are intertwined.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xi, 191 pages)
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-188) and index.
ISBN:
9780191537097
0191537098
Schlagworte:
Knowledge, Theory of.
Subjectivity.
Semantics (Philosophy)
Psycholinguistics.
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