Knowledge and Lotteries

Name: Knowledge and Lotteries
Brand: Oxford University Press
SKU: 9780199287130
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ISBN: 9780199287130

by John Hawthorne

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 0199287139

ISBN-13 9780199287130

Publisher Oxford University Press

Imprint Oxford University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Nov 24th, 2005

Print length 216 Pages

Weight 226 grams

Dimensions 21.40 x 13.00 x 1.60 cms

Product Classification: Philosophy of language Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge

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Organized around an epistemological puzzle: in many cases, we seem inclined to deny that we know certain propositions, while crediting ourselves with knowledge of propositions that imply them. This work examines the competing merits of candidate solutions, addressing a range of questions concerning the nature and importance of knowledge.

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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