This comprehensive anthology draws together classic and contemporary readings by leading philosophers on epistemology. Ideal for any philosophy student, it will prove essential reading for epistemology courses, and is designed to complement Robert Audi's textbook Epistemology: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge, 1998).
Themes covered include, perception, memory, inductive inference, reason and the a priori, the architecture of knowledge, skepticism, the analysis of knowledge, testimony. Each section begins with an introductory essay, guiding students into the...

Since Descartes, one of the central questions of Western philosophy has been that of how we know that the objects we seem to perceive are real. Philosophical skeptics claim that we know no such thing. Representationalists claim that we can gain such knowledge only by inference, by showing that the hypothesis of a real world is the best explanation for the kind of sensations and mental images we experience. Both accept the doctrine of a 'veil of perception: ' that perception can only give us direct awareness of images or representations of objects, not the external objects themselves. In...

This book defends a form of ethical intuitionism, according to which (i) there are objective moral truths; (ii) we know some of these truths through a kind of immediate, intellectual awareness, or "intuition"; and (iii) our knowledge of moral truths gives us reasons for action independent of our desires. The author rebuts all the major objections to this theory and shows that the alternative theories about the nature of ethics all face grave difficulties.

A defence of ethical intuitionism where (i) there are objective moral truths; (ii) we know these through an immediate, intellectual awareness, or 'intuition'; and (iii) knowing them gives us reasons to act independent of our desires. The author rebuts the major objections to this theory and shows the difficulties in alternative theories of ethics.

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich VWL - Fallstudien, Landerstudien, Note: Sehr gut, Karl-Franzens-Universitat Graz (Institut fur Finanzwissenschaft und Offentliche Wirtschaft), Veranstaltung: Instituionenokonomik, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Seit Beginn der Europaischen Integration beschaftigen sich Wissenschaft und Politik bereits mit den Effekten unterschiedlicher Besteuerung in den einzelnen Mitgliedslandern. Spezielles Interesse wird hierbei der Kapitalbesteuerung zugemessen, da diese im Gegensatz zur Konsumbesteuerung verhaltnismaig leichter durch Kapitalverschiebungen in...

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich BWL - Beschaffung, Produktion, Logistik, Note: Sehr gut, Karl-Franzens-Universitat Graz (Produktion und Logistik), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der Hauptbestandteil dieser Arbeit ist das Testen verschiedener lokaler Suchoperatoren fur eine Erweiterung des gutbekannten Vehicle Routing Problems. Diese erst vor kurzem eingefuhrte Erweiterung wurde notwendig um ein Routenplanungsproblem zu losen, das daraus bestand, Getranke und Tabakwaren in dichtbesiedelten Groÿstadten in Brasilien auszuliefern. Es wurde nun versucht herauszunden, welche der...

Approaching Infinity addresses seventeen paradoxes of the infinite, most of which have no generally accepted solutions. The book addresses these paradoxes using a new theory of infinity, which entails that an infinite series is uncompletable when it requires something to possess an infinite intensive magnitude. Along the way, the author addresses the nature of numbers, sets, geometric points, and related matters.

The book addresses the need for a theory of infinity, and reviews both old and new theories of infinity. It discussing the purposes of studying infinity and the troubles...

Approaching Infinity addresses seventeen paradoxes of the infinite, most of which have no generally accepted solutions. The book addresses these paradoxes using a new theory of infinity, which entails that an infinite series is uncompletable when it requires something to possess an infinite intensive magnitude. Along the way, the author addresses the nature of numbers, sets, geometric points, and related matters.

The book addresses the need for a theory of infinity, and reviews both old and new theories of infinity. It discussing the purposes of studying infinity and the troubles...