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dc.contributor.authorWeatherson, Brian
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-02T11:30:33Z
dc.date.available2024-12-02T11:30:33Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/94843
dc.description.abstractIn this book the author argues for a groundbreaking perspective that knowledge is inherently interest-relative. This means that what one knows is influenced not just by belief, evidence, and truth, but crucially by the purposes those beliefs serve. Drawing from classical Nyāya epistemologies, the book asserts that knowledge rationalizes action: if you know something, it is sensible to act on it—and the best way to square this with an anti-sceptical epistemology is to say that knowledge is interest-relative. While versions of this view have been debated, they haven’t gained wide acceptance. The author addresses common objections with a refined formulation and explores how this perspective elucidates the role of knowledge in inquiry, daily life, and the history of thought. Key distinctions include the impact of “long odds” situations on knowledge, the distinctive role knowledge has a starting point for inquiry, and the importance of using non-ideal models in theorising about knowledge. Building on decades of scholarship, the author offers a cohesive theory that integrates and clarifies previous works, demonstrating that not only knowledge but also belief, rational belief, and evidence are interest-relative. This book is essential for those seeking a deeper understanding of the intricate relationship between knowledge and practical interests.en_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTK Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledgeen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies::JBCC9 History of ideasen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTL Philosophy: logicen_US
dc.subject.otherInterest-Relative Epistemology;Nyāya Epistemology;Rational Action;Knowledge and Belief;Inquiry and Reasoning;High-Stakes Scenariosen_US
dc.titleKnowledgeen_US
dc.title.alternativeA Human Interest Storyen_US
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.11647/OBP.0425en_US
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy23117811-c361-47b4-8b76-2c9b160c9a8ben_US
oapen.relation.isbn9781805113942en_US
oapen.relation.isbn9781805113959en_US
oapen.relation.isbn9781805113966en_US
oapen.relation.isbn9781805113980en_US
oapen.relation.isbn9781805113973en_US
oapen.pages286en_US
oapen.place.publicationCambridgeen_US


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