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Knowledge in a social world

This text offers a philosophy for the information age. The author creates a social epistemology, moving beyond the traditional focus on solitary knowers
eBook, English, 1999
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York, 1999
1 online resource (xiii, 407 pages)
9780191519284, 9780198238201, 9780191597527, 9786612051876, 9781282051874, 0191519286, 0198238207, 019159752X, 6612051876, 1282051873
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Part one, Foundations. Epistemology and postmodern resistance ; Truth ; The framework
Part two, Generic social practices. Testimony ; Argumentation ; The technology and economics of communication ; Speech regulation and the marketplace of ideas
Part three, Special domains. Science ; Law ; Democracy ; Education
English