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The Value of Knowledge and the Pursuit of Understanding (Paperback)
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The Value of Knowledge and the Pursuit of Understanding (Paperback)
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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