Knowledge and Practical Interests by Jason Stanley
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ISBN: 9780199288038
Oxford University Press, 20 October 2005
Hardcover, 191 pages
Jason Stanley presents a provocative and influential thesis about knowledge: that whether or not someone knows a proposition at a given time is partly determined by their practical interests—how much is at stake for them in that situation.
In defending this position, Stanley examines competing theories such as contextualism and relativism, arguing that knowledge is not purely a matter of evidence or belief but is intertwined with practical reasoning and action.