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The Nature and Value of Knowledge: Three Investigations

By Alan Millar , Duncan Pritchard , Adrian Haddock

Book information

Year
2010
ISBN
0199586268, 9780199586264, 0191582905, 9780191582905
LCC
BD161 .P7489 2010
Open Library ID
OL24485218M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1194635 bytes)
Pages
304\287
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This volume comprises three distinct investigations into the relationship between the nature and the value of knowledge. Each is written by one of the authors in consultation with the other two. 'Knowledge and Understanding' (by Duncan Pritchard) critically examines virtue-theoretic responses to the problem of the value of knowledge, and argues that the finally valuable cognitive state is not knowledge but understanding. 'Knowledge and Recognition' (by Alan Millar) develops an account of knowledge in which the idea of a recognitional ability plays a prominent role, and argues that this account enables us better to understand knowledge and its value. 'Knowledge and Action' (by Adrian Haddock) argues for an account of knowledge and justification which explains why knowledge is valuable, and enables us to make sense of the knowledge we have of our intentional actions.

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