Description
To know the history of epistemology is to understand better what contemporary epistemology could be and perhaps should be, as well as what it need not be and perhaps ought not to be. This book presents the history of one of Western philosophy’s greatest challenges: understanding the nature of knowledge. It follows conceptions of knowledge proposed, defended, replaced and proposed anew by major modern philosophers. Covering questions of science and religion in the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it focuses on the writings of Descartes, Hobbes, Kant, Leibniz and others. By offering fresh perspectives on the many ways modern philosophers conceived of knowledge, the book leads to a deeper appreciation of the origins of contemporary philosophy.
Information
Language: English
Publication date: April 18, 2024
Manufacturer: Folio, spol.s r.o.
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books, Philosophy in english, Non-fiction literature in english
Type: Paperback book
Pages: 205
ISBN/EAN: 9781350446625