Inquiry, Knowledge, and Understanding takes inquiry as the starting point for epistemological theorising. It uses this idea to develop new and systematic answers to some of the most fundamental questions in epistemology, including about the nature of core epistemic phenomena (most importantly: knowledge and understanding) as well as their value and the extent to which we posses...(展开全部)

The world's best introduction to epistemology, Understanding Knowledge discusses basic philosophical problems in epistemology, including such questions as: What is knowledge? How can we know about the world outside our minds? How do we know about things that are unobservable? Are intuitions a legitimate source of knowledge? What justifies any of our beliefs? The text clearly an...(展开全部)

Robert C. Stalnaker presents a set of essays on the structure of inquiry. In the first part he focuses on the concepts of knowledge, belief, and partial belief, and on the rules and procedures we use - or ought to use - to determine what to believe, and what to claim that we know. In the second part he examines conditional statements and conditional beliefs, their role in epist...(展开全部)

Robert C. Stalnaker presents a set of essays on the structure of inquiry. In the first part he focuses on the concepts of knowledge, belief, and partial belief, and on the rules and procedures we use - or ought to use - to determine what to believe, and what to claim that we know. In the second part he examines conditional statements and conditional beliefs, their role in epist...(展开全部)

In this important new work, Haack develops an original theory of empirical evidence or justification, and argues its appropriateness to the goals of inquiry. In so doing, Haack provides detailed critical case studies of Lewisa s foundationalism; Davidsona s and Bonjoura s coherentism; Poppera s a epistemology without a knowing subjecta ; Quinea s naturalism; Goldmana s reliabil...(展开全部)

This book discusses the importance of knowledge as an intangible asset, separate from physical entities, that can enable us to understand and/or change the world. It provides a thorough treatment of knowledge, one that is free of ideological and philosophical preconceptions, and which relies exclusively on concepts and principles from the theory of computing and logic. It start...(展开全部)

The conditions for sustainable growth and development are among the most debated topics in economics, and the consensus is that institutions matter greatly in explaining why some economies are more successful than others over time. "Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth" explores the relationship between economic conditions, growth, and inequality, with a focus on how the mono...(展开全部)

冯·赖特（Gerog Henrik von Wright,1916～2003）是当代著名的芬兰哲学家，维特根斯坦在剑桥大学的教授职位继任者，其三位遗嘱执行人之一，后任赫尔辛基大学教授，美国康奈尔大学无任所教授，芬兰科学院研究教授、院长等职。其研究领域涉及归纳逻辑、哲学逻辑、伦理 学和一般价值和规范理论、行动理论、人文科学方法论、文化哲学、心智哲学、维特根斯坦研究等，是道义逻辑之父。先后用英语、德语、芬兰语、瑞典语等语种出版专著、论文集30多种，其中有些著作又被译为法语、俄语、意大利语、西班牙语、日语等语种出版，其学术研究的特点是融通分析哲学和欧洲大陆哲学。他是哲学逻辑和维特根斯坦研究方面公认的国际权威，但其思想却具有浓厚的人文主义意味，特别是中晚期更是明显偏向人文主义的研究。他的研究成果产生了广泛的国际性影响，并给他带来很高的国际性声誉：先后被授予1...(展开全部)

冯·赖特（Gerog Henrik von Wright,1916～2003）是当代著名的芬兰哲学家，维特根斯坦在剑桥大学的教授职位继任者，其三位遗嘱执行人之一，后任赫尔辛基大学教授，美国康奈尔大学无任所教授，芬兰科学院研究教授、院长等职。其研究领域涉及归纳逻辑、哲学逻辑、伦理 学和一般价值和规范理论、行动理论、人文科学方法论、文化哲学、心智哲学、维特根斯坦研究等，是道义逻辑之父。先后用英语、德语、芬兰语、瑞典语等语种出版专著、论文集30多种，其中有些著作又被译为法语、俄语、意大利语、西班牙语、日语等语种出版，其学术研究的特点是融通分析哲学和欧洲大陆哲学。他是哲学逻辑和维特根斯坦研究方面公认的国际权威，但其思想却具有浓厚的人文主义意味，特别是中晚期更是明显偏向人文主义的研究。他的研究成果产生了广泛的国际性影响，并给他带来很高的国际性声誉：先后被授予1...(展开全部)

Science has multiple goals: to describe the world, as it is now; to predict the future and to make inferences about the past. Science also aims to understand the world – to explain why it is the way it is. But what does it take to explain a phenomenon? How does science generate understanding and what does that take? In this thorough and clearly written introduction to scientifi...(展开全部)