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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Alvin I Goldman |
| ISBN: | 0198237774 9780198237778 0198238207 9780198238201 |
| OCLC Number: | 39897344 |
| Description: | xiii, 407 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Epistemology and postmodern resistance -- Truth -- The framework -- Testimony -- Argumentation -- The technology and economics of communication -- Speech regulation and the marketplace of ideas -- Science -- Law -- Democracy -- Education. |
| Responsibility: | Alvin I. Goldman. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
"Knowledge in a Social World offers a philosophy for the information age. Alvin Goldman explores new frontiers by creating a thoroughgoing social epistemology, moving beyond the traditional focus on solitary knowers. Against the tides of postmodernism and social constructionism Goldman defends the integrity of truth and shows how to promote it by well-designed forms of social interaction. From science to education, from law to democracy, he shows why and how public institutions should seek knowledge-enhancing practices. The result is a bold, timely, and systematic treatment of the philosophical foundations of an information society."--publisher description.
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