Knowledge by Agreement: The Programme of Communitarian Epistemology

Author: Martin Kusch
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: epistemology, communitarian, programme, agreement, knowledge
Number of Pages: 318
Published: 2004-12-09
List price: $50.00
ISBN-10: 0199251371
ISBN-13: 9780199251377

Book Description:

Martin Kusch puts forth two controversial ideas: that knowledge is a social status (like money or marriage) and that knowledge is primarily the possession of groups rather than individuals. He defends the radical implications of his views: that knowledge is political, and that it varies with communities. This bold approach to epistemology is a challenge to philosophy and the wider academic world.


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