Background
Stephen Cade Hetherington was born on April 8, 1959, in Sydney, Australia. He is a son of Norman Frederick Hetherington, a puppeteer, and Margaret Hetherington.
University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
In 1981, Stephen received a Bachelor of Arts degree with first class honors from the University of Sydney.
University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, United Kingdom
In 1983, Hetherington got a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from the University of Oxford.
4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States
Hetherington studied at the University of Pittsburgh, where he received a Master of Arts degree in 1986 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1987.
University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
In 1981, Stephen received a Bachelor of Arts degree with first class honors from the University of Sydney.
University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, United Kingdom
In 1983, Hetherington got a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from the University of Oxford.
4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States
Hetherington studied at the University of Pittsburgh, where he received a Master of Arts degree in 1986 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1987.
(The author explores the epistemology of epistemology, arg...)
The author explores the epistemology of epistemology, arguing, that there is a paradox at the heart of epistemological thinking, which implies, that no epistemological thinking is rational, and thus reopening the question of the point of epistemology.
https://www.amazon.com/Epistemologys-Paradox-Knowledge-Epistemology-Cognitive/dp/0847676749
1991
(Despite the problems students often have with the theory ...)
Despite the problems students often have with the theory of knowledge, it remains, necessarily, at the core of the philosophical enterprise. As experienced teachers know, teaching epistemology requires a text, that is not only clear and accessible, but also capable of successfully motivating the abstract problems, that arise. In "Knowledge Puzzles", Stephen Hetherington presents an informal survey of epistemology, based on the use of puzzles, to illuminate problems of knowledge. Each topic is introduced through a puzzle, and readers are invited to work their own ways toward a solution.
https://www.amazon.com/Knowledge-Puzzles-Stephen-Cade-Hetherington/dp/0813324874
1996
(What is knowledge? How hard is it for a person to have kn...)
What is knowledge? How hard is it for a person to have knowledge? "Good Knowledge, Bad Knowledge" confronts contemporary philosophical attempts to answer those classic questions, offering a theory of knowledge, that is unique in conceiving of knowledge in a non-absolutist way.
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Knowledge-Bad-Dogmas-Epistemology/dp/019924734X
2001
(This work links ethical and social questions to build a n...)
This work links ethical and social questions to build a new approach to metaphysics and epistemology.
https://www.amazon.com/Reality-Knowledge-Philosophy-Introduction-Epistemology/dp/0748616659
2003
(Self-Knowledge introduces philosophical ideas about knowl...)
Self-Knowledge introduces philosophical ideas about knowledge and the self. The book takes the form of a personal meditation: it is one person’s attempt to reflect philosophically upon vital aspects of his existence. It shows how profound philosophy can swiftly emerge from intense private reflection upon the details of one’s life and, thus, will help the reader take the first steps toward philosophical self-understanding. Along the way, readers will encounter moments of puzzlement, then clarity, followed by more perplexity and further insights, and then - finally - some philosophical peace of mind.
https://www.amazon.com/Self-Knowledge-Beginning-Philosophy-Right-Here/dp/1551117983
2007
("Yes, But How Do You Know?" is an invitation to think phi...)
"Yes, But How Do You Know?" is an invitation to think philosophically through the use of sceptical ideas.
https://www.amazon.com/Yes-But-How-You-Know/dp/155111903X
2009
(Some key aspects of contemporary epistemology deserve to ...)
Some key aspects of contemporary epistemology deserve to be challenged, and "How to Know" does just that. This book argues, that several long-standing presumptions at the heart of the standard analytic conception of knowledge are false, and defends an alternative, a practicalist conception of knowledge.
https://www.amazon.com/How-Know-Practicalist-Conception-Knowledge/dp/0470658126
2011
(Edmund Gettier's 1963 verdict about what knowledge is not...)
Edmund Gettier's 1963 verdict about what knowledge is not has become an item of philosophical orthodoxy, accepted by philosophers as a genuine epistemological result. It assures us that - contrary to what Plato and later philosophers have thought - knowledge is not merely a true belief well supported by epistemic justification. But that orthodoxy has generated the Gettier problem - epistemology's continuing struggle to understand how to accommodate Gettier's apparent result within an improved conception of knowledge. In this book, Stephen Hetherington argues, that none of epistemology's standard attempts to solve that problem have succeeded: he shows how subtle yet fundamental mistakes - regarding explication, methodology, properties, modality and fallibility - have permeated those responses to Gettier's challenge.
https://www.amazon.com/Knowledge-Gettier-Problem-Stephen-Hetherington/dp/1107149568
2016
("The Philosophy of Knowledge: A History" presents the his...)
"The Philosophy of Knowledge: A History" presents the history of one of Western philosophy’s greatest challenges: understanding the nature of knowledge. Divided chronologically into four volumes, it follows conceptions of knowledge, that have been proposed, defended, replaced and proposed anew by ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary philosophers.
https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Knowledge-History-Stephen-Hetherington/dp/1474258875/?tag=2022091-20
2018
(In this lively book, Stephen Hetherington introduces his ...)
In this lively book, Stephen Hetherington introduces his readers to epistemological theorizing. He builds a theory and tests it, refines it and challenges it again. He explores such topics, as evidence, truth and belief, different kinds of knowledge and knowledge’s value, as well as sceptical views, concerning knowledge of the physical world, one’s own mind and memory and rational limits for observation and reason. This epistemological theorizing is then applied to some of life’s most pressing issues, such as how to live and how to understand ourselves and others.
https://www.amazon.com/What-Epistemology-Philosophy-Stephen-Hetherington-ebook/dp/B07SLPGSQP/?tag=2022091-20
2019
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Stephen Cade Hetherington was born on April 8, 1959, in Sydney, Australia. He is a son of Norman Frederick Hetherington, a puppeteer, and Margaret Hetherington.
In 1981, Stephen received a Bachelor of Arts degree with first class honors from the University of Sydney. Then, he continued his education at the University of Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in 1983. Later, Hetherington entered the University of Pittsburgh, where he received a Master of Arts degree in 1986 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1987.
In 1987, Stephen began his career as an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at West Virginia University in Morgantown, a post he held till 1990, when he was appointed a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. In 1994, Hetherington was promoted to the post of a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, a position he continued to hold till 2000. Later, in 2001, Stephen was appointed an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the same university in Sydney.
During his career, Stephen also authored several books and contributed articles to journals, including Australasian Journal of Philosophy, American Philosophical Quarterly, Journal of Philosophy and Philosophical Quarterly. He has published on many aspects of epistemology, including knowledge-how, meta-epistemology, philosophical knowledge, various forms of skepticism, the Gettier problem and defining knowledge, non-absolute knowledge (grades or degrees of knowledge), induction, a priori knowledge and fallibilism. Stephen's research in metaphysics has been mainly on death, free will and moral responsibility.
Currently, Hetherington holds the position of a Professor of Philosophy at the School of Humanities and Languages, University of New South Wales. Moreover, Stephen works as an Editor-in-Chief of the Australasian Journal of Philosophy.
Stephen Cade Hetherington is a prominent educator, philosopher and author, known for his research on different aspects of epistemology and metaphysics. Also, he gained prominence for his books, such as "Epistemology's Paradox: Is a Theory of Knowledge Possible?" (1991), "Knowledge Puzzles: An Introduction To Epistemology" (1996), "Good Knowledge, Bad Knowledge: On Two Dogmas of Epistemology" (2001) and others.
His book, "Knowledge Puzzles: An Introduction to Epistemology" (1996), was named one of the Choice Outstanding Academic Titles of 1996.
(What is knowledge? How hard is it for a person to have kn...)
2001(The author explores the epistemology of epistemology, arg...)
1991(Edmund Gettier's 1963 verdict about what knowledge is not...)
2016("The Philosophy of Knowledge: A History" presents the his...)
2018(Despite the problems students often have with the theory ...)
1996(Some key aspects of contemporary epistemology deserve to ...)
2011("Yes, But How Do You Know?" is an invitation to think phi...)
2009(This work links ethical and social questions to build a n...)
2003(In this lively book, Stephen Hetherington introduces his ...)
2019(Self-Knowledge introduces philosophical ideas about knowl...)
2007Quotations: "Philosophy can help us to understand ourselves, others and the world. I try to contribute something to that collective understanding. My main philosophical aim is to clarify the nature of human knowledge - not an easy thing to do!"
Stephen married Parveen Kaur Seehra, an artist, on May 7, 1990.
