By Duncan Pritchard
ISBN-10: 0415657067
ISBN-13: 9780415657068
ISBN-10: 0415657210
ISBN-13: 9780415657211
What is wisdom? the place does it come from? What types of wisdom are there? do we comprehend whatever at all?
This lucid and fascinating advent grapples with those vital questions within the thought of information, supplying a transparent, non-partisan view of the most subject matters of epistemology. either conventional concerns and modern principles are mentioned in 16 simply digestible chapters, each one of which finish with an invaluable precis of the most rules mentioned, examine questions, annotated additional studying and a advisor to web resources.
Each bankruptcy additionally good points textual content bins supplying bite-sized summaries of key thoughts and significant philosophers, and transparent and fascinating examples are used all through. The e-book concludes with an annotated consultant to common introductions to epistemology, a thesaurus of key words, and a precis of the most examples utilized in epistemology, This an excellent first textbook within the conception of information for undergraduates coming to philosophy for the 1st time.
The 3rd variation has been revised and up-to-date all through and contours new chapters, on spiritual wisdom and clinical wisdom, as a part of a complete new part on what types of wisdom there are. additionally, the textual content as an entire has been refreshed to maintain it brand new with present developments.
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