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Roush defends a new theory of knowledge and evidence, based on the idea of 'tracking' the truth, as the best approach to a wide range of questions about knowledge-related phenomena. She provides a unification of the concepts of knowledge and evidence, and argues against traditional realist and anti-realist positions about scientific theories....

In Business, Politics, Relationships, and LifeIn Building Trust, Robert C. Solomon and Fernando Flores argue that trust is not        something that simply exists from the beginning, something we can assume or take for        granted; that it is not a static quality or "e;social glue."e; Instead, they assert that        trust is an...

The Oxford Illustrated History of Ancient Egypt describes the emergence and development of the distinctive civilization of the ancient Egyptians, from their prehistoric origins to their conquest by the Persians, Greeks, and Romans. It describes the changing nature of life and death in the Nile valley, including some of the earliest masterpieces of...

Wu-wei As Conceptual Metaphor and Spiritual Ideal in Early ChinaThis book presents a systematic account of the role of the personal spiritual ideal of wu-wei--literally "e;no doing,"e; but better rendered as "e;effortless action"e;--in early Chinese thought. Edward Slingerland&'s analysis shows that wu-wei represents the most...

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Jason Stanley presents a powerful new account of how we acquire knowledge. He        argues for the surprising thesis that practical knowledge is a kind of theoretical        knowledge: that knowing how to do something amounts to knowing a truth about the        world. It is our success as inquirers that explains our capacity for...