{"product_id":"what-to-believe-now-david-coady-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\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405199946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405199940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2012","brand":"David Coady","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44064573194495,"sku":"9781405199940","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96b40d0f-b600-4c9c-bb7d-e6a4bb9f24e3.jpg?v=1685396282","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-to-believe-now-david-coady-9781405199940","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}