Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors 1. Epistemology's Past Here and Now, Stephen Hetherington 2. Plato's Epistemology, Nicholas D. Smith 3. Aristotle on Knowledge, Robert Bolton and Alan Code 4. Ancient Scepticism, Gisela Striker 5. The Epistemology of Descartes, Desmond M. Clarke 6. Locke, Berkeley, Hume: Epistemology, P. J. E. Kail 7. Kant and Kantian Epistemology, Melissa McBay Merritt and Markos Valaris 8. American Pragmatism: Fallibilism and Cognitive Progress, Christopher Hookway 9. Wittgenstein on Knowledge, Paul Snowdon 10. Quine, Goldman and Two Ways of Naturalizing Epistemology, Ram Neta 11. In Gettier's Wake, John Turri 12. Epistemology's Future Here and Now, Stephen Hetherington Index

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From Plato, through Descartes to W.V. Quine and Edmund Gettier, this concise introduction and reference guide explores the history of thinking about 'knowledge'.

About the Author

Stephen Hetherington is Professor of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales, in Sydney, Australia. He has written several books, including Good Knowledge, Bad Knowledge (Oxford University Press, 2001), Self-Knowledge (Broadview, 2007), and How To Know (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011). He has edited two books, including Epistemology Futures (Oxford University Press, 2006).

Reviews

‘There has long been a serious need for a systematic look at the history of epistemology. This volume, written by experts on the various figures who have done so much to shape epistemology as it now is, will go a long way toward filling that gap. It should be essential reading for epistemologists and historians alike.'
*Baron Reed, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University, USA*

‘The best history of philosophy is the wellspring of insightful metaphilosophy. This volume is a prime example of both. As these essays so vividly show, the history of epistemology may be a singularly bountiful supply of metaphilosophical insights, for the sharpness of its main problems and the complexity in its most seductive failures.'
*Claudio de Almeida, Professor of Philosophy, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil*

Contemporary Epistemology is often practised in historical void. This excellent collection of essays broadens the landscape, by tracing its origins from Plato to modern and contemporary philosophers. This healthy historical cure will help a lot of students and teachers in epistemology to see better where their problems come from.
*Pascal Engel, Director of Studies, The School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, Paris, France*