The Value of Knowledge and the Pursuit of Understanding
Cambridge University Press (2003)
| Abstract | Epistemology has for a long time focused on the concept of knowledge and tried to answer questions such as whether knowledge is possible and how much of it there is. Missing from this inquiry, however, is a discussion on the value of knowledge. In The Pursuit of Knowledge and the Value of Understanding Jonathan Kvanvig argues that epistemology properly conceived cannot ignore the question of the value of knowledge. He also questions one of the most fundamental assumptions in epistemology, namely that knowledge is always more valuable than the value of its subparts. Taking Platos' Meno as a starting point of his discussion, Kvanvig tackles the different arguments about the value of knowledge and comes to the conclusion that knowledge is less valuable than generally assumed. Clearly written and well argued, the book will appeal to students and professionals in epistemology. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Knowledge, Theory of Values | |||||||||
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| Call number | BD232.K92 2003 | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 9780521827133 0521827132 | |||||||||
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