Christoph (Hrsg.) Jäger

Epistemology: Contexts, Values, Disagreement

Proceedings of the 34th International Ludwig Wittgenstein Symposium, Kirchberg am Wechsel, Austria 2011

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This volume collects papers that were presented at the 34th International Ludwig Wittgenstein Symposium 2011 in Kirchberg am Wechsel, Austria. They focus on five key debates in contemporary epistemology: Does the term to know vary its meaning according to features of the contexts in which it is uttered? What role may epistemic virtues play in our cognitive activities? What is the surplus value of having knowledge instead of mere true belief? What is the structure and significance of testimonial knowledge and belief? And when is disagreement rational, especially if it occurs among epistemic peers? In addition, a section is devoted to novel di… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Löffler, Winfried (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-3-86838-160-3
EAN: 9783868381603
Produktnummer: 13245369
Verlag: Gruyter, Walter de GmbH
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Seitenangabe: 534 S.
Masse: H21.6 cm x B15.3 cm x D3.3 cm 803 g
Reihenbandnummer: 19
Gewicht: 803

Über den Autor

Christoph Jäger obtained his M.A. degree and his Ph.D. (both in philosophy) from the University of Münster, and received a doctor philosophiae habilitatus (German higher doctorate) from the University of Leipzig. He has taught as an Assistant Professor at Leipzig University; as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Georgetown University; as a University Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen; and as Professor of Philosophy at Innsbruck University. His research interests include epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and the theory of the emotions. Recent publications: Contextualism and the Knowledge Norm of Assertion, Analysis 72 (2012); Reliabilism and the Extra Value of Knowledge, with Wayne Davis, Philosophical Studies 157 (2012).Winfried Löffler is Associate Professor at the Department of Christian Philosophy at the University of Innsbruck. His fields of research include philosophy of science, metaphysics, and philosophy of religion. Recent publications: Einführung in die Religionsphilosophie (Darmstadt 2006); Einführung in die Logik (Stuttgart 2008).