{"product_id":"epistemology-50-puzzles-paradoxes-and-thought-experiments-9780367638726","title":"Epistemology: 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this new kind of entr?e to contemporary epistemology, Kevin McCain presents fifty of the field's most important puzzles, paradoxes, and thought experiments. Assuming no familiarity with epistemology from the reader, McCain titles each case with a memorable name, describes the details of the case, explains the issue(s) to which the case is relevant, and assesses its significance. McCain also briefly reviews the key responses to the case that have been put forward, and provides a helpful list of suggested readings on the topic. Each entry is accessible, succinct, and self-contained. \u003ci\u003eEpistemology: 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments \u003c\/i\u003eis a fantastic learning tool as well as a handy resource for anyone interested in epistemological issues.　\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThough concise overall, offers broad coverage of the key areas of epistemology.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribes each imaginative case directly and in a memorable way, making the cases accessible and easy to remember.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides a list of Suggested Readings for each case, divided into General Overviews, Seminal Presentations, and Other Important Discussions.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin McCain\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His published works include \u003ci\u003eEvidentialism and Epistemic Justification \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), \u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Scientific Knowledge: An Explanatory Approach \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), (with Ted Poston) \u003ci\u003eBest Explanations: New Essays on Inference to the Best Explanation \u003c\/i\u003e(2017), and (with Kostas Kampourakis) \u003ci\u003eUncertainty: How It Makes Science Advance \u003c\/i\u003e(2019). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50380655329554,"sku":"9780367638726","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_148726ee-d2eb-4334-9e64-383f38b3037e.jpg?v=1728685568","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/epistemology-50-puzzles-paradoxes-and-thought-experiments-9780367638726","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}