UID:
kobvindex_HPB1089272315
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9783832589868
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3832589864
Content:
Long description: Subject of this book is an epistemological consideration concerning the nature of knowledge. But other than the most essays on the subject of knowledge, here I am going to deal with a largely overlooked account to try to find an answer to the question of knowledge. This is the mental state account of knowledge. Or to put it into the main question: is knowledge a mental state? Now, the question is: Why is the epistemic thinking of Cook Wilson, Prichard and Austin afflicted with such ignorance in contemporary epistemic discussions? The answer is: an unreflected Platonian heritage during 2000 years of epistemic thinking -- a notion which is similar to a point Hetherington has called ``epistemic absolutism''. So my main conclusion here is: the JTB thesis (knowledge is some aspect of justified true belief) is insufficient in order to give an account of the nature of knowledge. A consequence from this is: all the epistemic theories which are dealing with the JTB thesis are based on deficient assumptions. Hence their results -- notably the well-known externalism/internalism debate - are insufficient, too. So, there is a need for a new theory of knowledge based on the MS thesis.
Note:
Intro; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The starting point; 1.2 Road map; 2 An analysis of knowledge; 2.1 Epistemic orthodoxy; 2.2 Dimensions of knowledge; 2.2.1 Different meanings of 'knowledge'; 2.2.2 Various kinds of knowledge; 2.2.3 Ways of acquiring knowledge; 2.3 Knowledge and the first person; 2.4 Fallible knowledge; 2.5 Summary; 3 Knowledge as mental state; 3.1 John Cook Wilson; 3.1.1 Introduction; 3.1.2 The notion of apprehension; 3.1.3 Cook Wilson's 'theory' of knowledge; 3.1.4 Some criticism's; 3.1.5 Conclusion; 3.2 Harold A. Prichard; 3.2.1 Introduction; 3.2.2 Apprehension reviewed
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3.2.3 Knowledge3.2.4 Some criticisms; 3.2.5 Conclusion; 3.3 John L. Austin; 3.3.1 Introduction; 3.3.2 Austin's theory of knowledge; 3.3.3 Some criticism's; 3.3.4 Conclusion; 4 Summary; 4.1 Knowledge as a mental state!; References
Additional Edition:
Print version: Kohne, Jens. Knowledge as a mental state?. Berlin : Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH, [2010] ISBN 9783832525156
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3832525157
Language:
English
URL:
ProQuest Ebook Central
