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Course text (2 items)

An introduction to the theory of knowledge - Dan O'Brien, 2017 Book

An introduction to the theory of knowledge - Dan O'Brien, 2006 Book

Other good textbooks (15 items)

An introduction to contemporary epistemology - Dancy, Jonathan, 1985 Book

The structure of empirical knowledge - BonJour, Laurence, 1985 Book

Epistemology: a contemporary introduction to the theory of knowledge - Robert Audi, 2011 Book

Epistemology: a contemporary introduction to the theory of knowledge - Audi, Robert, c2011 Book

Problems of knowledge: a critical introduction to epistemology - Williams, Michael, c2001 Book

What can we know?: an introduction to the theory of knowledge - Pojman, Louis P., c2001 Book

A guide through the theory of knowledge - Morton, Adam, 2003 Book

Modern epistemology: a new introduction - Everitt, Nicholas, Fisher, Alec, c1995 Book

Knowledge - Evans, Ian, Smith, Nicholas D., 2012 Book

Contemporary debates in epistemology - Matthias Steup, John Turri, Ernest Sosa, 2014 Book

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Contemporary debates in epistemology - Steup, Matthias, Turri, John, Sosa, Ernest, 2013 Book

Epistemology - Richard A. Fumerton, 2005 Book

Epistemology - Fumerton, Richard A., 2006 Book

An introduction to the theory of knowledge - Lemos, Noah Marcelino, 2007 Book

Epistemology: a beginner's guide - Martin, Robert M., 2010 Book

The following anthologies may also be useful (20 items)

Knowledge: readings in contemporary epistemology - Bernecker, Sven, Dretske, Fred I., 2000 Book

Epistemology: an anthology - Sosa, Ernest, 2008 Book

The theory of knowledge: classical and contemporary readings - Pojman, Louis P., 2003 Book

Epistemology: classic problems and contemporary responses - Laurence BonJour, 2010 Book

Epistemology: classic problems and contemporary responses - BonJour, Laurence, c2002 Book

The Continuum companion to epistemology - Cullison, Andrew, 2012 Book

A companion to epistemology - Dancy, Jonathan, Sosa, Ernest, Steup, Matthias, 2010 Book

The Blackwell guide to epistemology - Greco, John, Sosa, Ernest, 1999 Book

The problems of philosophy - Bertrand Russell, 2001 Book

The problems of philosophy - Russell, Bertrand, 2001 Book

The foundations of empirical knowledge - Ayer, A. J., 1964 Book

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The central questions of philosophy - Ayer, A. J., 1976 Book

Epistemology - Hetherington, Stephen Cade, 2012 Book

Empirical knowledge: readings in contemporary epistemology - Moser, Paul K., c1996 Book

Theory of knowledge - Chisholm, Roderick M., 1966 Book

Theory of knowledge - Lehrer, Keith, 2000 Book

What is this thing called knowledge? - Pritchard, Duncan, 2014 Book

What is this thing called knowledge? - Pritchard, Duncan, c2010 Book

The nature and value of knowledge: three investigations - Duncan Pritchard, Alan Millar, Adrian Haddock, 2010 Book

Contemporary theories of knowledge - Pollock, John L., 1987, c1986 Book

All the above are general works in epistemology that cover many of the issues that shall be discussed in the module, and below are some further works that are relevant to specific topics covered in the lectures. Some chapters are indicated in the above textbooks that cover the lecture material.

1. The analysis of knowledge (11 items)

An introduction to contemporary epistemology - Dancy, Jonathan, 1985 Chapter | Chapter 2

Epistemology: a contemporary introduction to the theory of knowledge - Robert Audi, 2011 Chapter | Chapter 8

Epistemology: a contemporary introduction to the theory of knowledge - Audi, Robert, c2011 Chapter | Chapter 8

Is justified true belief knowledge? - Gettier, E. Article

A proposed definition of propositional knowledge - Klein, P. Chapter

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A proposed definition of propositional knowledge - Klein, P. Chapter

Theory of knowledge - Lehrer, Keith, 2000 Book | Pages 153-74 (also reprinted in Sosa 'Epistemology: an anthology')

Knowledge: undefeated justified true belief - Lehrer, K. Paxson, T., 1969 Article

Knowledge is merely true belief - Sartwell, C. Article

Why knowledge is merely true belief - Sartwell, C. Article

The Gettier problem - Sturgeon, S. Article

2. Perception (19 items)

An introduction to contemporary epistemology - Dancy, Jonathan, 1985 Chapter | Chapters 10 & 11

Epistemology: a contemporary introduction to the theory of knowledge - Robert Audi, 2011 Chapter | Chapter 1

Epistemology: a contemporary introduction to the theory of knowledge - Audi, Robert, c2011 Chapter | Chapter 1

The causal theory of perception - Grice, H.P. Chapter

Modern philosophy: an introduction and survey - Scruton, Roger, 2004 Chapter | Chapter 23

An essay concerning human understanding - Locke, John, Nidditch, P. H., 1979 Chapter | II.i-viii; IV.xi.1-10

A treatise concerning the principles of human knowledge - Berkeley, George, Dancy, Jonathan, McCormack, Thomas J., 2003 Book

The problems of philosophy - Russell, Bertrand, 2001 Chapter | Chapters 1-4

The foundations of empirical knowledge - Ayer, A. J., 1964 Chapter | Chapters 1-2

The central questions of philosophy - Ayer, A. J., 1976 Chapter | Chapter 4

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The problem of knowledge - Ayer, A. J., 1958 Chapter | Chapter 3

The problem of knowledge - Ayer, A. J., 1956 Chapter | Chapter 3

Perception and its objects - Strawson, P.F. Chapter

Perception - Martin, M. Chapter

Perceptual knowledge - Dancy, Jonathan, 1988 Book

The Contents of Experience: Essays on Perception - 1992 Book

How to interpret direct perception - Snowdon, P. Chapter

The contents of experience: essays on perception - Crane, Tim, 1992 Book

The objects of perception in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - O'Brien, D., 2004 Webpage

3. Memory (11 items)

An introduction to contemporary epistemology - Dancy, Jonathan, 1985 Chapter | Chapter 12

Epistemology: a contemporary introduction to the theory of knowledge - Robert Audi, 2011 Chapter | Chapters 2 & 5

Epistemology: a contemporary introduction to the theory of knowledge - Audi, Robert, c2011 Chapter | Chapters 2 & 5

Memory: a philosophical study - Sven Bernecker, 2010 Book

Three lectures on memory Chapter

Persons and their pasts - Shoemaker, Sydney Chapter

Remembering - Martin, C., Deutscher, M. Chapter

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The problems of philosophy - Bertrand Russell, 2001 Book | Chapters 5 & 11

The problems of philosophy - Russell, Bertrand, 2001 Chapter | Chapters 5 & 11

The analysis of mind - Russell, Bertrand, 2007 Chapter | Chapter 9

Lost knowledge - Dretske, F. Yourgrau, P. Article

4. Testimony (11 items)

Testimony and observation - Coady, C. Chapter

Testimony: a philosophical study - Coady, C. A. J., 1994 Book

An enquiry concerning human understanding - Hume, David, Millican, P. J. R., 2007 Chapter | Chapter IX

Essay VI Of Judgement, Chapter 1 Of judgement in general Chapter

Essay VI Of Judgement, Chapter 5 The first principles of contingent truths Chapter

Learning from words: testimony as a source of knowledge - Jennifer Lackey, 2008 Book

Knowledge by hearsay Chapter

Content preservation - Burge, T. Article

Testimony and memory Chapter

Telling and trusting: reductionism and anti-reductionism in the epistemology of testimony (a critical notice of Cody, Testimony: a philosophical study) - Fricker, E. Article

5. Foundationalism (16 items)

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An introduction to contemporary epistemology - Dancy, Jonathan, 1985 Chapter | Chapter 4

Epistemology: a contemporary introduction to the theory of knowledge - Robert Audi, 2011 Chapter | Chapter 7

Epistemology: a contemporary introduction to the theory of knowledge - Audi, Robert, c2011 Chapter | Chapter 7

The given - Price, H. Chapter

The directly evident - Chisholm, R. Chapter

Does empirical knowledge have a foundation - Sellars, W. Chapter

Empiricism and the philosophy of mind - Sellars, Wilfrid, Rorty, Richard, Brandom, Robert, 1997 Book

The structure of empirical knowledge - BonJour, Laurence, 1985 Chapter | Chapter 4

Groundless belief: an essay on the possibility of epistemology - Williams, Michael, 1999 Chapter | Chapters 2 & 3

Can empirical belief have a foundation? - Bonjour, L. Article

Two types of foundationalism - Alston, W. Article

The raft and the pyramid - Sosa, E. Article | Please note the library does not hold this year for this journal

The raft and the pyramid Chapter

Mind and the world-order: outline of a theory of knowledge - Lewis, Clarence Irving, 1956 Book

An analysis of knowledge and valuation - Lewis, Clarence Irving, 1946 Book

6. Coherentism (7 items)

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An introduction to contemporary epistemology - Dancy, Jonathan, 1985 Chapter | Chapters 8 & 9

Epistemology: a contemporary introduction to the theory of knowledge - Robert Audi, 2011 Chapter | Chapter 7

Epistemology: a contemporary introduction to the theory of knowledge - Audi, Robert, c2011 Chapter | Chapter 7

The structure of empirical knowledge - BonJour, Laurence, 1985 Chapter | Chapter 5

The coherence theory of knowledge - Lehrer, K. Chapter

Theory of knowledge - Lehrer, Keith, 2000 Chapter | Chapter 4

Epistemic justification: internalism vs. externalism, foundations vs. virtues - BonJour, Laurence, Sosa, Ernest, c2003 Chapter | Chapter 3

7. Externalism and internalism (14 items)

An introduction to contemporary epistemology - Dancy, Jonathan, 1985 Chapter | Chapter 3

Externalist theories of empirical knowledge - Bonjour, L. Article | Please note the library does not hold this year of this journal

The concept of knowledge - McGinn, C. Article | Please note the library does not hold this year for this journal

Epistemology: internalism and externalism - Kornblith, Hilary, 2001 Book

Belief, truth and knowledge - Armstrong, D. M., 1973 Book

Knowledge and the flow of information - Fred I. Dretske, 1999 Book

Epistemology and cognition - Goldman, Alvin I., c1986 Book

A causal theory of knowing - Goldman, A.I. Article

What is justified belief? Chapter

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The internalist conception of justification - Goldman, A.I. Article | Please note the library does not hold this year for this journal

Warrant: the current debate - Plantinga, Alvin, 1993 Chapter | Chapter 1

Epistemic justification: essays in the theory of knowledge - Alston, William P., 1990 Book

Knowledge and scepticism - Nozick, R. Chapter

Philosophical explanations - Nozick, Robert, 1981 Chapter | Section 3

8. Scepticism (16 items)

An introduction to contemporary epistemology - Dancy, Jonathan, 1985 Chapter | Chapter 1

Epistemology: a contemporary introduction to the theory of knowledge - Robert Audi, 2011 Chapter | Chapter 10

Epistemology: a contemporary introduction to the theory of knowledge - Audi, Robert, c2011 Chapter | Chapter 10

Meditations on First Philosophy: With Selections from the Objections and Replies - Rene ́ Descartes, Michael Moriarty, 2008 Book

Meditations on first philosophy: with selections from the Objections and replies - Descartes, René, Cottingham, John, 1996 Book

Understanding human knowledge in general - Stroud, B. Chapter

The significance of philosophical scepticism - Stroud, Barry, 1984 Chapter | Chapter 1

Scepticism - Hookway, Christopher, 1990 Book

Elusive knowledge - Lewis, D. Chapter

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Elusive knowledge - Lewis, D. Chapter

The problems of philosophy - Bertrand Russell, 2001 Book | Chapter 2

The problems of philosophy - Russell, Bertrand, 2001 Chapter | Chapter 2

The central questions of philosophy - Ayer, A. J., 1976 Chapter | Chapter 5

Descartes: the project of pure enquiry - Bernard Williams, 2005 Book | Chapter 2

Reason, truth and history - Putnam, Hilary, 1981 Chapter | Chapter 1

9. Induction (12 items)

An introduction to contemporary epistemology - Dancy, Jonathan, 1985 Chapter | Chapter 13

A treatise of human nature - Hume, David, Norton, David Fate, Norton, Mary J., 2000 Chapter | Section I.iii.2-8

An enquiry concerning human understanding - David Hume, P. J. R. Millican, 2007 Book | Section IV.2 & V.1

An abstract of a book lately published; entituled, A treatise of human nature, &c. Wherein the chief argument of that book is farther illustrated and explained - Hume, David, Hume, David, [2010 Book

Hume - Barry Stroud, 1977 Book | Pages 50-67

Hume - Stroud, Barry, 1977 Book | Pages 50-67

The problems of philosophy - Bertrand Russell, 2001 Book | Chapter 6

The problems of philosophy - Russell, Bertrand, 2001 Chapter | Chapter 6

Choice and chance: an introduction to inductive logic - Skyrms, Brian, c2000 Book

Hume's inductive scepticism - Stove, D. Chapter

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The justification of induction - Swinburne, Richard, 1974 Book

The new riddle of induction - Goodman, N. Chapter

10. Naturalizing epistemology (8 items)

An introduction to contemporary epistemology - Dancy, Jonathan, 1985 Chapter | Chapter 15

Epistemology naturalised? Chapter

Epistemology naturalised? - Quine, W.V.O. Chapter

Pursuit of truth - Quine, W. V., 1992 Book

What is 'naturalised epistemology'? - Kim, J. Chapter

Naturalizing epistemology - Kornblith, Hilary, c1994 Book

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