What's the Point of Knowledge?

What's the Point of Knowledge?
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Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780190914721
ISBN-13 : 0190914726
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Book Synopsis What's the Point of Knowledge? by : Michael J. Hannon

Download or read book What's the Point of Knowledge? written by Michael J. Hannon and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about knowledge and its value. The central hypothesis is that humans think and speak of knowing in order to identify reliable informants, which is vital for human survival, cooperation, and flourishing. This simple idea is used to answer an array of complex and consequential philosophical questions.


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