A Critical Introduction to Knowledge-First Epistemology by Ar... - 9781350469594

A Critical Introduction to Knowledge-First EpistemologyAuthor(s): Arturs Logins\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350469594, 978-1350469594\nSynopsis\nPresenting the main concepts and key assumptions of knowledge-first theses, Arturs Logins authoritative and engaging introduction critically evaluates some of the most debated issues in recent epistemology. Initiated by Timothy Williamsons Knowledge and Its Limits, the approach ends attempts to analyse knowledge in terms of justified belief and instead adopts epistemological theorizing from knowledge as a fundamental starting point.\n\nLogins assesses arguments for and against the knowledge-first approach, drawing on exciting developments and harsh criticisms put forward during the first quarter of the 21st century. Chapters engage with core topics concerning anti-luminosity, skepticism, self-knowledge, evidence, belief, norms of assertion and action, and.