{"product_id":"epistemic-logic-a-survey-of-the-logic-of-knowledge-paperback","title":"Epistemic Logic: A Survey of the Logic of Knowledge - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicholas Rescher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpistemic logic is the branch of philosophical thought that seeks to formalize the discourse about knowledge. Its object is to articulate and clarify the general principles of reasoning about claims to and attributions of knowledge. This comprehensive survey of the topic offers the first systematic account of the subject as it has developed in the journal literature over recent decades. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rescher gives an overview of the discipline by setting out the general principles for reasoning about such matters as propositional knowledge and interrogative knowledge. Aimed at graduate students and specialists, \u003ci\u003eEpistemic Logi\u003c\/i\u003ec elucidates both Rescher's pragmatic view of knowledge and the field in general.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Rescher\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh and co-chairman of the Center for Philosophy of Science. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he has served as president of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association, the Leibniz Society of North America, the Charles S. Peirce Society, the American Catholic Philosophical Association, and the Metaphysical Society of America. Rescher is the author or editor of more than one hundred books, including \u003ci\u003eIgnorance (On the Wider Implications of Deficient Knowledge), Philosophical Inquiries: An Introduction to Problems of Philosophy, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Journey through Philosophy in 101 Anecdotes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130341134471,"sku":"9780822961307","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/742b6c0dcc1d7d1f345efb190b6d3b65.webp?v=1732610079","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/epistemic-logic-a-survey-of-the-logic-of-knowledge-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}