Epistemology Classic Problems and Contemporary Responses

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2、EpistemologyBonJourElementsofPhilosophySeriesEditor:RobertAudiPraisefortheFirstEdition“LaurenceBonJour’sEpistemologyisarichandthorough,historicallyinformedintroductiontothetraditionalcorequestionsofepistemology.A

3、uthoredbyaforemostexponentofthetraditionalcoreanswers,atthetopofhisform,itisaluciddefenseofinternalist,Cartesianfoundationalism,onethatshouldbeaccessibletoundergraduateswithnobackgroundinphilosophy.”—ErnestSosa,BrownUniversityEPISTEMOLOGY“Epistemologyisdestinedtobe

4、comeaclassic.BonJourgivesthereaderacom-prehensiveintroductiontothefundamentalissuesofepistemology.InthegreattraditionofphilosopherslikeRussellandAyer,BonJourhaswrittenabookthatEpistemologyClassicProblemsandwillbeaccessibleandcompellingtoreadersofallbackgrounds.”—Ri

5、chardFumerton,UniversityofIowaContemporaryResponses“LaurenceBonJour’sfinenewtextbookcoversawiderangeoftopicsincontem-SecondEditionporaryepistemology,usingkeyhistoricalsourcestosetuptheissues.BonJourSecondEditionpresentstheissuesandargumentsinanaccessibleandnontechn

6、icalmannerwithoutsacrificingnecessarydetails.Thisisanexcellentintroductiontoepiste-mology.”—RichardFeldman,UniversityofRochesterLaurenceBonJourInEpistemology,LaurenceBonJourintroducesseriousphilosophystudentstothehistoryandconceptsofepistemology,whilesimultaneously

7、challengingthemtotakeanactivepartinitsongoingdebates.ThetextreflectsBonJour’sconvictionthattheplacetostartanydiscussionofthetheoriesofknowledgeiswiththeclassicalproblems,beginningwithandcenteredaroundDescartes.Onlyafterthegroundworkforunderstandingepistemologyislai

8、ddoesBonJourmoveontothemorecontemporaryrevolutionsagainsttheclassicalapproach.Amongtheupdatestotheneweditionofthishighlysuccessfultextarequestionsforthoughtanddiscussionforeachchapterandaconvenientglossaryofkeyterms.BonJourhasalsomademanychangesthroughoutthetexttoi

9、mproveclarityandtotakeaccountofrecentdebates.LaurenceBonJourisprofessorofphilosophyattheUniversityofWashingtoninSeattle.LITTLEFIELDROWMAN&Fororde