Social epistemology studies knowledge in social contexts. Knowledge is 'social' when its holder communicates with or learns from others (Epistemology in groups), or when its holder is a group as a whole, literally or metaphorically (Epistemology of groups). Group knowledge can emerge explicitly, thr...

Social Epistemology

Livres et chapitres d'ouvrages

Franz Dietrich et al.

Livres et chapitres d'ouvrages

Social Epistemology

Livres et chapitres d'ouvrages

Franz Dietrich et al.

Livres et chapitres d'ouvrages

Social Epistemology

Livres et chapitres d'ouvrages

Franz Dietrich et al.

Livres et chapitres d'ouvrages

Causation as transference and responsibility

Livres et chapitres d'ouvrages

Max Kistler (2001)

Livres et chapitres d'ouvrages

During the last decades there has been a remarkable renewal of interest in theories of causation which is linked to the decline of the orthodoxy of the Logical empiricist school. A number of alternatives to the traditional covering-law account have been proposed. I shall defend a version of an appro...