{"product_id":"9781444362107","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","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125169275120,"sku":"9781444362107","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781444362107_p0.jpg?v=1763829717","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781444362107","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}