Epistemic Friction
Author | : Gila Sher |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 389 |
Release | : 2016 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198768685 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198768680 |
Rating | : 4/5 (680 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Epistemic Friction by : Gila Sher
Download or read book Epistemic Friction written by Gila Sher and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gila Sher offers an original view of knowledge from the perspective of our basic human epistemic situation, as limited yet resourceful beings, trying to understand the world in all its complexity. She develops an integrated theory of knowledge, truth, and logic, centred on the idea of epistemic friction: knowledge must be constrained by the world.