Value of knowledge and the pursuit of understanding (Record no. 215805)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780521037860
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Classification number 121 KVA
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Personal name "Kvanvig, Jonathan L."
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Title Value of knowledge and the pursuit of understanding
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Cambridge university press
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2007
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Extent 216p.
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Summary, etc. 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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Topical term or geographic name entry element "Knowledge, theory of"
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  Not Missing Not Damaged   Gandhi Smriti Library Gandhi Smriti Library   2020-02-08   121 KVA 133541 2020-02-08 2020-02-08 Books

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