Theory of Knowledge

by Roderick M. Chisholm

Many of the problems of philosophy are of such broad relevance to human concerns, and so complex in their ramifications, that they are, in one form or another, perennially present. Though in the course of time, they yield in part to philosophical inquiry, they may need to be rethought by each age in the light of its broader scientific knowledge and deepened ethical and religious experience. Better solutions are found by more refined and rigorous methods. Thus, one who approaches the study of philosophy in the hope of understanding the best of what it affords will look both for fundamental issues and contemporary achievements. Written by a group of distinguished philosophers, the Foundations of Philosophy Series aims to exhibit some of the main problems in the various fields of philosophy as they stand at the present stage of philosophical history.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1966

About the author

Roderick Milton Chisholm was an American philosopher known for his work on epistemology, metaphysics, free will, value theory, and the philosophy of perception. He was often called "the philosopher's philosopher.

Chisholm graduated from Brown University in 1938 and received his Ph.D. at Harvard University in 1942 under Clarence Irving Lewis and Donald C. Williams. He was drafted into the United States Army in July 1942 and did basic training at Fort McClellan in Alabama. Chisholm administered psychological tests in Boston and New Haven. In 1943 he married Eleanor Parker, whom he had met as an undergraduate at Brown. He spent his academic career at Brown University and served as president of the Metaphysical Society of America in 1973.

Chisholm trained many distinguished philosophers, including Selmer Bringsjord, Fred Feldman, Keith Lehrer, James Francis Ross, Richard Taylor, and Dean Zimmerman. He also had a significant influence on many colleagues, including Jaegwon Kim and Ernest Sosa.

Reviews

[Bill Galen]

Theory of knowledge by Roderick M. Chisholm (1966)

[M.E · Rating 2 out of 5]

الترجمة سيئة..وطريقة طرح الامثلة والربط بين الفقرات والافكار ضعيف

[Mahmoud Moftah · Rating 2 out of 5]

في الحقيقه يصعُب تحديد ما إذا كان القصور بسبب الترجمه بوصفها ضعيفه أم أن العجز يكمُن في أسلوب الكاتب في سرد الأفكار والفقرات الغير مترابطه .. إلا أنه على النقيض من السهل الإقرار أن الإثنان قادران على إصابتك بالفتور خلال القراءه وسحق لحظات تفكيرك
ربما سأعود له في المسْتقبل القريب متسلحاً بترجمه أخرى إن وجِدت

[Dissident · Rating 5 out of 5]

ss

[Liquidlasagna · Rating 5 out of 5]

It seems i'm not the only one who noticed this book was from 1966

a few of the books in that series of slim books are pretty good.