{"product_id":"what-to-believe-now-applying-epistemology-to-contemporary-issues-9781405199940","title":"What to Believe Now: Applying Epistemology to Contemporary Issues","description":"What can we know and what should we believe about today's world? \u003ci\u003eWhat to Believe Now: Applying Epistemology to Contemporary Issues\u003c\/i\u003e applies the concerns and techniques of epistemology to a wide variety of contemporary issues. Questions about what we can know-and what we \u003ci\u003eshould\u003c\/i\u003e believe-are first addressed through an explicit consideration of the practicalities of working these issues out at the dawn of the twenty-first century. \u003cp\u003eCoady calls for an 'applied turn' in epistemology, a process he likens to the applied turn that transformed the study of ethics in the early 1970s. Subjects dealt with include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExperts-how can we recognize them? And when should we trust them? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRumors-should they \u003ci\u003eever\u003c\/i\u003e be believed? And can they, in fact, be a source of knowledge? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConspiracy theories-when, if ever, should they be believed, and can they be known to be true? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe blogosphere-how does it compare with traditional media as a source of knowledge and justified belief? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimely, thought provoking, and controversial, \u003ci\u003eWhat to Believe Now \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a wealth of insights into a branch of philosophy of growing importance-and increasing relevance-in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Coady\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405199940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Coady\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He has published widely on topics in applied epistemology, including expertise, conspiracy theory, rumor, and the blogosphere. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eConspiracy Theories: The Philosophical Debate \u003c\/i\u003e(2006) and he has also published on metaphysics, the philosophy of law, police ethics, the ethics of horror films, and the ethics of cricket.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44308005060723,"sku":"9781405199940","price":66.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_bd354b95-5770-4ce8-ad40-b06d4949eefd.jpg?v=1771074612","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/what-to-believe-now-applying-epistemology-to-contemporary-issues-9781405199940","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}