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La philosophie des sciences définit les critères de scientificité qui permettent d'évaluer la validité et la pertinence des théories scientifiques. Elle a donc une vocation critique. Cet ouvrage propose une analyse de la pratique scientifique aussi bien dans les sciences exactes que dans les sciences sociales et humaines, et ce, à partir d'une perspective constructiviste qui donne un accès direct à la logique interne de l'entreprise scientifique. Après avoir fait la génèse du savoir scientifique contemporain, l'auteur examine plus particulièrement les deux grandes théories du XXe siècle, soit la théorie de la relativité et la mécanique quantique. Il ouvre ensuite une voie singulière vers les sciences humaines qui débouchera sur un tour d'horizon éclairé du structuralisme et des thématiques du langage dans les sciences sociales et humaines. De Hegel à Gadamer et de Lévi-Strauss à Foucault, la rétrospective critique qui se déploie apparaît ici comme un complément nécessaire à la discussion du constructivisme contemporain. Cette introduction à la philosophie des sciences s'adresse tout aussi bien aux philosophes et aux scientifiques intéressés au problème des fondements qu'aux étudiants en philosophie.

Social epistemology.

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This accessible Element defends version of virtue epistemology shown to have all-things-considered advantages over other views on the market. The view is unorthodox, in that it incorporates Sosa's animal/reflective knowledge distinction, which has thus far had few takers. The author shows why embracing a multi-tiered framework is not a liability within virtue epistemology but instead affords it an edge not attainable otherwise. The particular account of knowledge goes beyond Sosa's own view by introducing and incorporating several theoretical innovations (regarding both basing and risk, as well as the introduction of multiple species of reflective knowledge) which are aimed at revamping how we think about 'high-grade' knowledge, how we attain it, and what it demands of us. The result is a new and improved stratified virtue epistemology that can hold up against scrutiny.

Virtue epistemology.

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Virtue epistemology is one of the most flourishing research programmes in contemporary epistemology. Its defining thesis is that properties of agents and groups are the primary focus of epistemic theorising. Within virtue epistemology two key strands can be distinguished: virtue reliabilism, which focuses on agent properties that are strongly truth-conducive, such as perceptual and inferential abilities of agents; and virtue responsibilism, which focuses on intellectual virtues in the sense of character traits of agents, such as open-mindedness and intellectual courage. This volume brings together ten new essays on virtue epistemology, with contributions to both of its key strands, written by leading authors in the field. It will advance the state of the art and provide readers with a valuable overview of what virtue epistemology has achieved.

Virtue epistemology. --- Epistemic virtue --- Epistemology, Virtue --- Knowledge, Theory of

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The philosophy of perception has been an important topic throughout history, appealing to thinkers in antiquity and the middle ages as well as to figures such as Kant, Bergson and others. In this wide-ranging study, Mark Eli Kalderon presents multiple perspectives on the general nature of perception, discussing touch and hearing as well as vision. He draws on the rich history of the subject and shows how analytic and continental approaches to it are connected, providing readers with insights from both traditions and arguing for new orientations when thinking about the presentation of perception. His discussion addresses issues including tactile metaphors, sympathy in relation to the concept of fellow-feeling, and the Wave Theory of sound. His comprehensive and thoughtful study presents bold and systematic investigations into current theory, informed by centuries of philosophical enquiry, and will be important for those working on ontological and metaphysical aspects of perception and feeling.

PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology. --- Perception (Philosophy) --- Philosophy

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Knowledge, Theory of. --- Social epistemology.