{"product_id":"what-to-believe-now-by-david-coady-9781405199940","title":"What to Believe Now","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\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\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExperts—how can we recognise them? And when should we trust them?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRumours—should they \u003ci\u003eever\u003c\/i\u003e be believed? And can they, in fact, be a source of knowledge?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConspiracy theories—when, if ever, should they be believed, and can they be known to be true?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe blogosphere—how does it compare with traditional media as a source of knowledge and justified belief?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTimely, thought provoking, and controversial, \u003ci\u003eWhat to Believe Now\u003c\/i\u003e offers a wealth of insights into a branch of philosophy of growing importance—and increasing relevance—in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000841814252,"sku":"9781405199940","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8195883482688.jpg?v=1763309489","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/what-to-believe-now-by-david-coady-9781405199940","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}