{"product_id":"knowledge-the-philosophical-quest-in-history-9781844658183","title":"Knowledge: The Philosophical Quest in History","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Steve Fuller\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Epistemology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe theory of knowledge, or epistemology, is often regarded as a dry topic that bears little relation to actual knowledge practices. \u003ci\u003eKnowledge: The Philosophical Quest in History\u003c\/i\u003e addresses this perception by showing the roots, developments and prospects of modern epistemology from its beginnings in the nineteenth century to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with an introduction to the central questions and problems in theory of knowledge, Steve Fuller goes on to demonstrate that contemporary epistemology is enriched by its interdisciplinarity, analysing keys areas including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eEpistemology as Cognitive Economics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEpistemology as Divine Psychology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEpistemology as Philosophy of Science\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEpistemology as Sociology of Science\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEpistemology and Postmodernism.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wide-ranging and historically-informed assessment of the ways in which man has - and continues to - pursue, question, contest, expand and shape knowledge, this book is essential reading anyone in the Humanities and Social Sciences interested in the history and practical application of epistemology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45236771061911,"sku":"9781844658183","price":4750.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781844658183.webp?v=1769214339","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/knowledge-the-philosophical-quest-in-history-9781844658183","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}