{"product_id":"epistemic-principles-9781433135477","title":"Epistemic Principles","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEpistemic Principles: A Primer of the Theory of Knowledge \u003c\/em\u003epresents a compact account of the basic principles of the theory of knowledge. In doing this, Nicholas Rescher aims to fill the current gap in contemporary philosophical theory of knowledge with a comprehensive analysis of epistemological fundamentals. The book is not a mere inventory of such rules and principles, but rather interweaves them into a continuous exposition of basic issues. Written at a user-friendly and accessible level,\u003cem\u003e Epistemic Principles \u003c\/em\u003eis an essential addition for both advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in epistemology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface – Introduction – Principles – Questions – Ideas – Principles of Truth and Acceptance – Presumption as a Pathway to Plausibility – Conjecture and the Move from Mere Plausibility and Presumption to Acceptance – Plausibility Conflicts and Paradox – From Conjecture to Belief and from Belief to Knowledge – The Epistemic Gap and Grades of Acceptance – Cognitive Thresholds – Imprecision – Intuitive Knowledge – Experience and Induction – Distributive vs. Collective Explanation – Cognitive Importance – Problems of Prediction – Error and Cognitive Risk – Problems of Skepticism – Trust – Common Sense – How Science Works – Scientific Realism and Its Problems – The Anthomorphic Contextuality of Science – Ignorance and Limits of Knowledge – On Systemic \"Best Fit\" Reasoning – Inference from the Best Systematization – The Cyclic Unity of Reason – Fact, Fiction, and Functional Surrogacy – A Pragmatic Coda – Bibliography – Name Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039610044759,"sku":"9781433135477","price":76.73,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433135477.jpg?v=1750944252","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/epistemic-principles-9781433135477","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}