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Book SynopsisOffers the student a well-organized presentation of material relating to scepticism, to various philosophical accounts of knowledge and justification, to theories of perception, and more.
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MindTable of ContentsPreface.
Introduction.
Part I: Knowledge:.
1. Scepticism.
2. Knowledge.
3. The Conditional Theory of Knowledge.
Part II: Justification:.
4. Foundationalism.
5. Foundationalism and Other Minds.
6. Empiricism and Theories of Meaning.
7. Holism and Indeterminacy.
8. Coherence Theories.
9. Coherence, Justification and Knowledge.
Part III: Forms of Knowledge:.
10. Theories of Perception.
11. Perception: A Choice of a Theory.
12. Memory.
13. Induction.
14. A Priori Knowledge.
15. Is Epistemology Possible?.
References.
Index.
