Realism/Antirealism and Epistemology
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Published: May 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9780847683369
Subjects: Cognition & cognitive psychology; Epistemology, theory of knowledge; Philosophy; Justification (Theory of knowledge); Realism; PHI004000; PHI; History & Surveys - General; Metaphysics; Philosophy / Metaphysics; Justification (Theory of knowl; Epistemology; Knowledge, Theory of
Description: This landmark collection of essays by six renowned philosophers explores the implications of the contentious realism/antirealism debate for epistemology. The essays examine issues such as whether epistemology needs to be realist, the bearing of a realist conception of truth on epistemology, and realism and antirealism in terms of a pragmatist conception of epistemic justification. Richard Rorty's essay provides a critical commentary on the other five.