Contemporary Theories of Knowledge

by John L. Pollock

Designed as a text for advanced philosophy students, this book introduces the reader to the fundamental issues and approaches in the field of epistemology. The author provides a critical survey and assessment of all major competing theories of knowledge - foundations theories, coherence theories, direct realism, reliabilism and probabilism. Pollock clarifies the dinstinguishing features of each theory and analyzes the arguments supporting or refuting them. He makes a strong case for a particular theory - the nondoxastic internalist theory of direct realism - as the most logically defensible.

Genres: Philosophy

434 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1987

About the author

John L. Pollock is Regents Professor of Philosophy and Research Professor of Cognitive Science at the University of Arizona.