The sensitivity principle in epistemology

The sensitivity principle is a compelling idea in epistemology and is typically characterized as a necessary condition for knowledge. This collection of thirteen new essays constitutes a state-of-the-art discussion of this important principle. Some of the essays build on and strengthen sensitivity-b...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Becker, Kelly (Editor), Black, Tim (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2012
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The resilience of sensitivity / Kelly Becker and Tim Black
  • Nozick's defense of closure / Peter Baumann
  • Sensitivity meets explanation : an improved counterfactual condition on knowledge / Peter Murphy and Tim Black
  • Sensitivity from others / Sanford Goldberg
  • Knowledge, cognitive dispositions and conditionals / Lars Bo Gundersen
  • Methods and how to individuate them / Kelly Becker
  • Truth-tracking and the value of knowledge / Jonathan L. Kvanvig
  • The enduring trouble with tracking / Jonathan Vogel
  • What makes knowledge the most highly prized form of true belief? / Peter D. Klein
  • In defence of modest anti-luck epistemology / Duncan Pritchard
  • Bettter safe than sensitive / John Greco
  • False negatives / Steven Luper
  • Roush on knowledge : tracking redux? / Anthony Brueckner
  • Sensitivity and closure / Sherrilyn Roush