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If knowledge is sociologically conditioned, then what, exactly, happens to the truth-status of the sociology of knowledge itself? This is…
To a large degree, Kuhn’s Structure is an attempt to deliver on the descriptive task of epistemology as Reichenbach conceived…
I concur to a certain extent. I also scored very low on the writing section. Back then, GRE was required…
Thanks, I’ll check it out!
I’m a graduate student in philosophy at a well-known terminal MA program who is applying to PhDs this fall and…
Fascinating! Thank you, I will look at this. I had studied metaphysics under Timothy Williamson before I started my PhD…
This is exactly the approach I take in Knowledge and its Place in Nature, Oxford University Press, 2002
A specialist in the history of philosophy (especially ancient, medieval, and early modern), Professor Matthews, a longtime faculty member at the University of Massachussetts at Amherst, was also a major innovator in introducing philosophy to children. There is more information about his work here. I will link to memorial notices as they appear.
UPDATE: A remembrance from a former student here.
ANOTHER: A memorial notice from the U Mass department.
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