Edited by an international team of leading scholars, The Routledge Handbook of Social Epistemology is the first major reference work devoted to this growing field. The Handbook's 46 chapters, all appearing in print here for the first time, and written by philosophers and social theorists from around the world, are organized into eight main parts:
- Historical Backgrounds
- The Epistemology of Testimony
- Disagreement, Diversity, and Relativism
- Science and Social Epistemology
- The Epistemology of Groups
- Feminist Epistemology
- The Epistemology of Democracy
- Further Horizons for Social Epistemology
With lists of references after each chapter and a comprehensive index, this volume will prove to be the definitive guide to the burgeoning interdisciplinary field of social epistemology.
The Routledge Handbook of Social Epistemology is a comprehensive survey of the most important issues and developments in one of the fastest growing areas in contemporary philosophy. An international team of scholars breaks new ground in 45 original essays, covering topics such as Historical Backgrounds; Testimony; Disagreement, Diversity, and Relativism; Science and Social Epistemology; The Epistemology of Groups; Feminist Epistemology; The Epistemology of Democracy; The Epistemology of Education; and New Horizons in Social Epistemology. This volume is a major reference source for all students and scholars in philosophy, as well as researchers in intersecting fields.