
Analytical Philosophy of Knowledge
Arthur Coleman Danto(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 30. July 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-521-11752-4 (ISBN)
Description
A central theme of this book is that the main problems of philosophy and certainly the main traditional problems in the theory of knowledge, concern the space between language and the world. Professor Danto distinguishes between descriptive concepts, concerned with saying how the world is and semantic concepts, which have to do with the application of descriptions of the world. Failure to make these distinctions is responsible for a class of seemingly irresolvable disputes over the foundations of knowledge; but when the distinction is appreciated, a plausible philosophical theory of what it is to know the world can be framed which is free from the standard scepticisms.
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Review of the hardback: 'A model of clarity and an exemplary piece of philosophy.' The Time Literary SupplementMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
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Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
471 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-11752-4 (9780521117524)
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Arthur Coleman Danto
Analytical Philosophy of Knowledge
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11/1968
Cambridge University Press
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Analytical Philosophy of Knowledge
Book
11/1968
Cambridge University Press
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Content
Preface; 1. Knowledge claims; 2. Direct knowledge; 3. Being mistaken; 4. Knowledge and belief; 5. Adequate evidence and rules; 6. Knowledge and understanding; 7. Quests for certainty; 8. The refutation of scepticism; 9. Experience and existence; 10. Language and the world; 11. Truth; Index.