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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      August 2009
      August 2003
      ISBN:
      9780511498909
      9780521827133
      9780521037860
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511498909
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.48kg, 234 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.354kg, 236 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Epistemology and Metaphysics, Philosophy: General Interest, Logic, Philosophy
      Series:
      Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
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    Subjects:
    Epistemology and Metaphysics, Philosophy: General Interest, Logic, Philosophy
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
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    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. Often missing from this inquiry, however, is a discussion on the value of knowledge. In The Value of Knowledge and the Pursuit 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, this 2003 book will appeal to students and professionals in epistemology.

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