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  • Aesthetic Knowledge

    by Jon Robson ...
    Series series Elements in Epistemology
    How do we arrive at aesthetic knowledge? This might seem an odd question for philosophers to ask. Some will take its answer to be obvious: we learn about the aesthetic qualities of paintings by looking at them, of musical works by listening to them, and so on. Others will take the question to be misguided, how can there be aesthetic knowledge when aesthetics is merely 'a matter of taste'? Finally, ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • Aesthetic Testimony

    An Optimistic Approach

    by Jon Robson ...
    Aesthetic judgements that are formed on the basis of testimony are commonly held to be defective, illegitimate, or otherwise problematic. This book assesses the debate surrounding aesthetic testimony and argues for the surprising conclusion that this widespread view is mistaken. Aesthetic testimony is in no way inferior as a source of judgement when compared to either first-hand aesthetic ... Read more

    $79.19 USD

  • The Social Epistemology of Legal Trials

    Edited by Zachary Hoskins, Jon Robson ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Epistemology
    This collection is the first book-length examination of the various epistemological issues underlying legal trials. Trials are centrally concerned with determining truth: whether a criminal defendant has in fact culpably committed the act of which they are accused, or whether a civil defendant is in fact responsible for the damages alleged by the plaintiff.Truth is not, however, the only epistemic ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • A Critical Introduction to the Metaphysics of Time

    by Benjamin Curtis, Jon Robson ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Critical Introductions to Contemporary Metaphysics
    What is the nature of time? Does it flow? Do the past and future exist? Drawing connections between historical and present-day questions, A Critical Introduction to the Metaphysics of Time provides an up-to-date guide to one of the most central and debated topics in contemporary metaphysics.Introducing the views and arguments of Parmenides, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Newton and Leibniz, this ... Read more

    $39.69 USD

  • The Aesthetics of Videogames

    Edited by Jon Robson, Grant Tavinor ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Aesthetics
    This collection of essays is devoted to the philosophical examination of the aesthetics of videogames. Videogames represent one of the most significant developments in the modern popular arts, and it is a topic that is attracting much attention among philosophers of art and aestheticians. As a burgeoning medium of artistic expression, videogames raise entirely new aesthetic concerns, particularly ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Aesthetics and the Sciences of Mind

    Edited by Greg Currie, Matthew Kieran, Aaron Meskin, Jon Robson ...
    Through much of the twentieth century, philosophical thinking about works of art, design, and other aesthetic products has emphasized intuitive and reflective methods, often tied to the idea that philosophy's business is primarily to analyze concepts. This 'philosophy from the armchair' approach contrasts with methods used by psychologists, sociologists, evolutionary thinkers, and others who study ... Read more

    $42.29 USD

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  • Contemporary Metaethics

    An Introduction

    by Alexander Miller ...
    This new edition of Alexander Miller’s highly readable introduction to contemporary metaethics provides a critical overview of the main arguments and themes in twentieth- and twenty-first-century contemporary metaethics. Miller traces the development of contemporary debates in metaethics from their beginnings in the work of G. E. Moore up to the most recent arguments between naturalism and non ... Read more

    $24.00 USD

  • The Formation of Reason

    by David Bakhurst ...
    Series series Journal of Philosophy of Education
    In The Formation of Reason, philosophy professor David Bakhurst utilizes ideas from philosopher John McDowell to develop and defend a socio-historical account of the human mind.Provides the first detailed examination of the relevance of John McDowell's work to the Philosophy of EducationDraws on a wide-range of philosophical sources, including the work of 'analytic' philosophers Donald Davidson, ... Read more

    $29.00 USD

  • What is this thing called Knowledge?

    by Duncan Pritchard ...
    Series series What is this thing called?
    What is knowledge? Where does it come from? What kinds of knowledge are there? Can we know anything at all? What is the practical relevance of learning about epistemology?This lucid and engaging introduction grapples with these central questions in the theory of knowledge, offering a clear, non-partisan view of the main themes of epistemology. Both traditional issues and contemporary ideas are ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • Deleuze and Psychology

    Philosophical Provocations to Psychological Practices

    by Maria Nichterlein, John Morss ...
    Series series Concepts for Critical Psychology
    An increasing number of scholars, students and practitioners of psychology are becoming intrigued by the ideas of Gilles Deleuze and of Felix Guattari. This book aims to be a critical introduction to these ideas, which have so much to offer psychology in terms of new directions as well as critique.Deleuze was one of the most prominent philosophers of the 20th century and a figure whose ideas are ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • The Value of Rationality

    by Ralph Wedgwood ...
    Ralph Wedgwood gives a general account of the concept of rationality. The Value of Rationality is designed as the first instalment of a trilogy - to be followed by accounts of the requirements of rationality that apply specifically to beliefs and choices. The central claim of the book is that rationality is a normative concept. This claim is defended against some recent objections. Normative ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Knowledge and the Gettier Problem

    by Stephen Hetherington ...
    Edmund Gettier's 1963 verdict about what knowledge is not has become an item of philosophical orthodoxy, accepted by philosophers as a genuine epistemological result. It assures us that - contrary to what Plato and later philosophers have thought - knowledge is not merely a true belief well supported by epistemic justification. But that orthodoxy has generated the Gettier problem - epistemology's ... Read more

    $38.59 USD