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Knowledge in Modern Philosophy

The Philosophy of Knowledge: A History

General Editor, Stephen Hetherington

The Philosophy of Knowledge: A History is a tremendous achievement. Its four volumes cover the entire scope of Western epistemology, from the ancient world through the medieval and modern periods to the contemporary scene, with essays on the most influential figures in each of these periods. The result is a splendid overview on how fundamental questions about knowledge have been thought about over the millennia. These volumes will be the standard resource for all those interested in the history epistemology for decades to come.

Richard Foley, Professor of Philosophy, New York University, USA

This series of four volumes gives a reader the opportunity to take a fascinating voyage through the history of epistemology with an emphasis on the evolution of various theories of knowledge. The authors who contribute to the volumes are experts in their fields and the chapters in each volume are uniformly excellent.

Richard Fumerton, F. Wendell Miller Professor of Philosophy, University of Iowa, USA

This ambitious fourfold work aims to provide an overview of Western epistemology, from the Greeks through contributions on the contemporary scene... An invaluable resource on epistemological topics and on the development of Western thought about them.

Ernest Sosa, Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University, USA

The Philosophy of Knowledge: A History presents the history of one of Western philosophys greatest challenges: understanding the nature of knowledge. Divided chronologically, these four volumes follow conceptions of knowledge that have been proposed, defended, replaced, and proposed anew by ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary philosophers.

Each volume is centred around two key questions. What conceptions of knowledge have been offered? Which ones have shaped epistemology in particular and philosophy in general? Together, these volumes trace the historical development of knowledge for the first time.

Volume IKnowledge in Ancient Philosophy, edited by Nicholas D. Smith

Volume IIKnowledge in Medieval Philosophy, edited by Henrik Lagerlund

Volume IIIKnowledge in Modern Philosophy, edited by Stephen Gaukroger

Volume IVKnowledge in Contemporary Philosophy, edited by Stephen Hetherington and Markos Valaris

Contents

Peter R. Anstey (University of Sydney, Australia)

Stewart Duncan (University of Florida, USA)

Aaron Garrett (Boston University, USA)

Stephen Gaukroger (University of Sydney, Australia)

Antonia LoLordo (University of Virginia, USA)

Dean Moyar (Johns Hopkins University, USA)

Andrew Pyle (University of Bristol, UK)

Margaret Schabas (University of British Columbia, Canada)

Matthew Sharpe (Deakin University, Australia)

Justin E. H. Smith (University of Paris 7 Denis Diderot, France)

Anik Waldow (University of Sydney, Australia)

John Zammito (Rice University, USA)