Epistemologists often work with idealized pictures of what inquirers are like, how they interact with each other, and the social institutions and environment in which they do the interacting. These idealizations might be appropriate for the more foundational issues in epistemology, such as the theory of knowledge. However they become problematic when epistemologists address app...(展开全部)

Epistemologists often work with idealized pictures of what inquirers are like, how they interact with each other, and the social institutions and environment in which they do the interacting. These idealizations might be appropriate for the more foundational issues in epistemology, such as the theory of knowledge. However they become problematic when epistemologists address app...(展开全部)

Prejudiced beliefs may certainly seem like defective beliefs. But in what sense are they defective? Many will be false and harmful, but philosophers have further argued that prejudiced belief is defective also in the sense that it could only arise from distinctive kinds of epistemic irrationality: we could acquire or retain our prejudiced beliefs only by violating our epistemic...(展开全部)

Most of the research on the epistemology of perception has focused on visual perception. This is hardly surprising given that most of our knowledge about the world is largely attributable to our visual experiences. The present volume is the first to instead focus on the epistemology of non-visual perception - hearing, touch, taste, and cross-sensory experiences. Drawing on rece...(展开全部)

Most of the research on the epistemology of perception has focused on visual perception. This is hardly surprising given that most of our knowledge about the world is largely attributable to our visual experiences. The present volume is the first to instead focus on the epistemology of non-visual perception - hearing, touch, taste, and cross-sensory experiences. Drawing on rece...(展开全部)

Made popular by John Rawls, ideal theory in political philosophy is concerned with putting preferences and interests to one side to achieve an impartial consensus and to arrive at a just society for all. In recent years, ideal theory has drawn increasing criticism for its idealised picture of political philosophy and its inability to account for the challenges posed by inequali...(展开全部)

Originally conceived as a novel but then transformed into a play by Ayn Rand, Ideal is the story of beautiful but tormented actress Kay Gonda. Accused of murder, she is on the run, and she turns for help to six fans who have written letters to her, each telling her that she represents their ideal—a respectable family man, a far-left activist, a cynical artist, an evangelist, a ...(展开全部)

安·兰德（1905—1982），俄裔美国作家、哲学家。青年时代从苏联流亡美国，以其小说和哲学闻名于世。小说《源泉》（The Fountainhead）1943年出版后立即成为畅销书，并为她赢得了巨大的声誉，至今仍以每年超过10万册的数量再版。1957年《阿特拉斯耸耸肩》 （Atlas Shrugged）出版，成为美国历史上仅次于《圣经》的超级畅销书，被誉为对美国影响最大的10本书之一，全球累计销售近亿册。 安·兰德推崇理性，认为人的最高美德便是理性；她不顾传统舆论的偏见，力倡个人主义，认为不能使个人利益得到最大伸张的社会，就不是理想社会。她的客观主义哲学自20世纪50年代起风靡美国，影响了几代美国人，她本人也成为美国青年崇拜的偶像。 安·兰德一生著述百余种，根据她的生平拍摄的纪录片和故事片曾获奥斯卡奖。1982年安·兰德去世，此后美国创立了许多兰德书...(展开全部)

Originally conceived as a novel but then transformed into a play by Ayn Rand, Ideal is the story of beautiful but tormented actress Kay Gonda. Accused of murder, she is on the run, and she turns for help to six fans who have written letters to her, each telling her that she represents their ideal—a respectable family man, a far-left activist, a cynical artist, an evangelist, a ...(展开全部)

安·兰德（1905—1982），俄裔美国作家、哲学家。青年时代从苏联流亡美国，以其小说和哲学闻名于世。小说《源泉》（The Fountainhead）1943年出版后立即成为畅销书，并为她赢得了巨大的声誉，至今仍以每年超过10万册的数量再版。1957年《阿特拉斯耸耸肩》 （Atlas Shrugged）出版，成为美国历史上仅次于《圣经》的超级畅销书，被誉为对美国影响最大的10本书之一，全球累计销售近亿册。 安·兰德推崇理性，认为人的最高美德便是理性；她不顾传统舆论的偏见，力倡个人主义，认为不能使个人利益得到最大伸张的社会，就不是理想社会。她的客观主义哲学自20世纪50年代起风靡美国，影响了几代美国人，她本人也成为美国青年崇拜的偶像。 安·兰德一生著述百余种，根据她的生平拍摄的纪录片和故事片曾获奥斯卡奖。1982年安·兰德去世，此后美国创立了许多兰德书...(展开全部)