This text analyzes the central topics in epistemology such as truth, justification, and belief. The coverage is comprehensive, ranging from scepticism to religious belief.
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Despite both positive and negative perceptions of the current state of higher education, the contemporary debate over what it is to be a university is limited. Most of all, it is limited imaginatively. The range of imagined options is narrow. The imagination has not been given a…
Using philosophical debates about knowledge and truth, the author seeks to understand the significance of Christ. Building on the work of Hegel, he argues that Christ has made possible the developments in human consciousness that restore humanity's relationship to the surroundin…
Using social constructionist approaches, historical data, and case studies, this work demonstrates that appreciation - or affirmation - is the key ingredient for people to trust each other and overcome their inhibitions and concerns about sharing what they know. It illustrates h…
The philosophical problem of personal identity has been the subject of debate in both Western and Buddhist philosophy. This book initiates a conversation between the two traditions showing how concepts and tools drawn from one philosophical tradition can help solve problems aris…
The international transfer of technology is one of the most important features of the global economy. This book provides insights into the manner, mechanisms, and cost of technology transfer across national boundaries and the implications for (the theory of) the international fi…
This book opens up alternative ways of thinking and talking about ways in which a person can "know" a subject (in this case, mathematics), leading to a reconsideration of what it may mean to be a teacher of that subject
A Black Swan is a highly improbable event with three principle characteristics: it is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random and more predictable than it was. This book explains what we know abo…
Knowledge is being put to work to accelerate the development process, promoting innovation and helping to generate wealth and jobs. This book discusses advanced development strategies that take into account education, information and communication technology, infrastructure, inn…
Cross-cultural perspectives on knowledge management
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Shows how knowledge and knowledge management perspectives vary across different cultures, in different contexts, using different processes for different purposes.
This book describes research on training using cognitive psychology to build a complete empirical and theoretical picture of the training process. It includes a review of relevant cognitive psychological literature, a summary of recent laboratory experiments, a presentation of o…
