"Anyone interested in developments in epistemology over the past 50 years cannot ignore Sosa’s work, and the discussions here make possible a fuller appreciation and understanding of Sosa’s achievements and place in recent epistemology." <i>Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews</i><br /> <p>“This is an excellent collection of essays. It illuminates not only Sosa's philosophical work, but also a large part of contemporary epistemology.”<br /> </p> <p><i>Anil Gupta,</i> <i>University</i> <i>of</i> <i>Pittsburgh</i><br /> </p> <p>"In conclusion, it seems that Sosa's virtue epistemology offers a promising line in solving some perennial problems. It overcomes some important deficiences of its predecessors, and at the same time integrates some advantages of the old paradigms." <i>Marina Bakalova, Central European University</i></p>
This is the first book devoted to the work of Ernest Sosa, one of the most influential contemporary epistemologists.
- Part of the acclaimed Philosophers and Their Critics series.
- The editor's introduction serves as an introduction to Sosa's epistemology.
- Contains critical essays by more than twenty of the most prominent epistemologists in the world, commenting on Sosa's work.
- Concludes with Sosa's own reply to his critics.
Cited Works by Ernest Sosa.
Preface.
Introduction: Motivations for Sosa’s Epistemology: John Greco (Fordham University).
CRITICAL ESSAYS.
Epistemology.
1. Intellectual Virtue and Epistemic Power: Robert Audi (University of Notre Dame).
2. Structure and Connection: Comments on Ernest Sosa’s Epistemology: Stewart Cohen (Arizona State University).
3. Sosa, Safety, Sensitivity, and Skeptical Hypotheses: Keith DeRose (Yale University).
4. Foundational Justification: Richard Feldman (University of Rochester).
5. A Trial Separation Between the Theory of Knowledge and the Theory of Justified Belief: Richard Foley (New York University).
6. Achieving Epistemic Ascent: Richard Fumerton (University of Iowa).
7. Sosa on Reflective Knowledge and Virtue Perspectivism: Alvin Goldman (Rutgers University).
8. How to Preserve Your Virtue while Losing Your Perspective: John Greco (Fordham University).
9. Sosa on Circularity and Coherence: Allen Habib and Keith Lehrer (both University of Arizona).
10. Skepticism: Ascent and Assent?: Peter Klein (Rutgers University).
11. Sosa on Animal and Human Knowledge: Hilary Kornblith (University of Massachuessetts, Amherst).
12. Skepticism Undone?: Paul Moser (Loyola University, Chicago).
13. Sosa and Epistemic Justification: Nicholas Rescher (University of Pittsburgh).
14. Perceptual Knowledge and Epistemological Satisfaction: Barry Stroud (University of California, Berkeley).
15. Mythology of the Given: Sosa, Sellars and the Task of Epistemology: Michael Williams (Johns Hopkins University).
16. Epistemic Value Monism: Linda Zagzebski (University of Oklahoma).
Metaphysics.
17. Sosa on Realism: William P. Alston (Syracuse University).
18. Reference and Subjectivity: Bill Brewer (Oxford University).
19. Sosa's Existential Relativism: Eli Hirsch (Brandeis University).
20. Sosa on Internal Realism and Conceptual Relativity: Hilary Putnam (Harvard University).
21. On What There is Now: Sosa on Two forms of Relativity: James Van Cleve (Brown University).
22. Sosa on Abilities, Concepts and Externalism: Timothy Williamson (Oxford University).
REPLIES.
Replies: Ernest Sosa (Brown University).
Index