| Knowledge and Lotteries Contributor(s): Hawthorne, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199287139 ISBN-13: 9780199287130 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $64.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: Knowledge and Lotteries is organized around an epistemological puzzle: in many cases, we seem consistently inclined to deny that we know certain propositions, while crediting ourselves with knowledge of propositions that imply them. In its starkest form, the puzzle is this: we do not think we know that a given lottery ticket will be a loser, yet we normally count ourselves as knowing all sorts of things which entail that its holder will not suddenly acquire a large fortune. After providing a number of specific and general characterizations of the puzzle, Hawthorne carefully examines the competing merits of candidate solutions, addressing along the way a range of central questions concerning the nature and importance of knowledge. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Epistemology - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 121 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 7.34" W x 7.92" (0.59 lbs) 216 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Knowledge and Lotteries is organized around an epistemological puzzle: in many cases, we seem consistently inclined to deny that we know certain propositions, while crediting ourselves with knowledge of propositions that imply them. In its starkest form, the puzzle is this: we do not think we know that a given lottery ticket will be a loser, yet we normally count ourselves as knowing all sorts of things which entail that its holder will not suddenly acquire a large fortune. After providing a number of specific and general characterizations of the puzzle, Hawthorne carefully examines the competing merits of candidate solutions, addressing along the way a range of central questions concerning the nature and importance of knowledge. |