Oxford Studies in Epistemology: Volume 2 Volume 2 (Oxford Studies in Epistemology)

Oxford Studies in Epistemology is a biennial publicaton which offers a regular snapshot of state-of-the-art work in this important field. Under the guidance of a distinguished editorial board composed of leading philosophers in North America, Europe and Australasia, it will publish exemplary papers in epistemology, broadly construed. Topics within its purview include: •traditional epistemological questions concerning the nature of belief, justification, and knowledge, the status of scepticism, the nature of the a priori, etc; •new developments in epistemology, including movements such as naturalized epistemology, feminist epistemology, social epistemology, and virtue epistemology, and approaches such as contextualism; •foundational questions in decision-theory; •confirmation theory and other branches of philosophy of science that bear on traditional issues in epistemology; •topics in the philosophy of perception relevant to epistemology; •topics in cognitive science, computer science, developmental, cognitive, and social psychology that bear directly on traditional epistemological questions; and •work that examines connections between epistemology and other branches of philosophy, including work on testimony and the ethics of belief. Anyone wanting to understand the latest developments at the leading edge of the discipline can start here.

oxford Studies In Epistemology Is A Major New Biennial Volume Offering A Regular Snapshot Of State-of-the-art Work In This Important Field. Under The Guidance Of A Distinguished Editorial Board Composed Of Leading Philosophers In North America, Europe, And Australasia, It Will Publish Exemplary Papers In Epistemology, Broadly Construed. Anyone Wanting To Understand The Latest Developments At The Leading Edge Of The Discipline Can Start Here.
editorial Board Includes Stewart Cohen, Keith Derose, Richard Fumerton, Alvin Goldman, Alan Hajek, Gilbert Harman, Frank Jackson, James Joyce, Scott Sturgeon, Jonathan Vogel, And Timothy Williamson.

Contents List of Figures List of Contributors PAPERS 1 Does Murphy’s Law Apply in Epistemology? Self-Doubt and Rational Ideals 2 An Opinionated Guide to Epistemic Modality 3 Epistemic Conservatism: Theft or Honest Toil? 4 The Evolution of Irrationality: Insights from Non-Human Primates 5 Basic Justification and the Moorean Response to the Skeptic SYMPOSIUM 6 Rational Credence and the Value of Truth 7 Rationality and Self-Confidence 8 A Note on Gibbard’s "Rational Credence and the Value of Truth" 9 Aiming at Truth Over Time: Reply to Arntzenius and Swanson Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z OSE is a biennial publication which offers a regular snapshot of state-of-the-art work in this important field. Under the guidance of a distinguished editorial board, it will publish exemplary papers in epistemology, broadly construed. Anyone wanting to understand the latest developments in the discipline can start here This work is a major biennial volume offering a regular snapshot of state-of-the-art work in this important field of epistemology