The Oxford Handbook of Epistemology
Preface
Epistemology, also known as the theory of knowledge, will flourish as long as we deem
knowledge valuable.
We shall, I predict, continue to value knowledge, if only for its
instrumental value: it gets us through...
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The Oxford Handbook of Epistemology
Preface
Epistemology, also known as the theory of knowledge, will flourish as long as we deem
knowledge valuable.
We shall, I predict, continue to value knowledge, if only for its
instrumental value: it gets us through the day as well as the night.
Indeed, it s hard to
imagine a stable person, let alone a stable society, indifferent to the real difference
between genuine knowledge and mere opinion, even mere true opinion.
The study of
knowledge, then, has a very bright future.
In the concept-sensitive hands of philosophers, epistemology focuses on the nature,
origin, and scope of knowledge.
It thus examines the defining ingredients, the sources,
and the limits of knowledge.
Given the central role of epistemology in the history of
philosophy as well as in contemporary philosophy, epistemologists will always have
work to do.
Debates over the analysis of knowledge, the sources of knowledge, and the
status of skepticism will alone keep the discipl
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