An Introduction to Epistemology [Hardcover]

This book is the ideal introduction to the fundamental problems and issues of epistemology. It assumes no prior knowledge of the subject and is valuable both as a core text for beginning students and as support material for more advanced courses.Introduction.

Part I: Sense Awareness:.

1. The Original Understanding.

2. Sense Awareness and Direct Realism.

3. Representative Realism.

4. Sound.

5. Visual Sense Awareness.

Part II: Appearance and Reality:.

6. Primary and Secondary Qualities.

7. Color.

8. Color Skepticism.

9. Observation and Acquaintance.

10. Images.

11. The Evidence of the Senses.

Part III: Skepticism:.

12. Skepticism with Regard to the Senses.

13. Realism and Skepticism.

14. Realism and Idealism.

15. Idealism and Constructivism.

16. Idealism and Causal Relations.

17. A Proof of the External World.

18. Conceptual Frameworks and Material Objects.

19. Knowledge of the External World.

20. Doubts about the Method of Doubt.

Part IV: Self-Knowledge:.

21. Beyond Sensitive Knowledge.

22. The Cogito and the Problem of Self-Knowledge.

23. The Disappearance of the Self.

24. Reflection.

25. Mental Content.

26. Propositional Attitudes.

27. Privileged Access.

28. Abstract Objects and Mental Content.

29. Conceptual Representation.

Part V: Beyond Basic Belsè