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Overview
Hilary Kornblith argues for a naturalistic approach to investigating knowledge. Knowledge, he explains, is a feature of the natural world, and so should be investigated using scientific methods. He offers an account of knowledge derived from the science of animal behavior, and defends this against its philosophical rivals. This controversial and refreshingly original book offers philosophers a new way to do epistemology.
Synopsis
Kornblith (philosophy, U. of Vermont) argues that, rather than investigating the concept of knowledge, we should investigate knowledge itself, deeming it a suitable natural phenomenon for scientific study. He posits knowledge as a version of reliabilism—reliably-produced true belief—and critiques several other accounts of knowledge, arguing that a proper account of epistemic normativity flows directly from the account of knowledge which is found in cognitive ethology. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR