Problem of the Criterion

Robert P. Amico is Associate Professor of Philosophy at St. Bonaventure University.

The problem of the criterion is at once the most difficult and the most neglected of the problems of the theory of knowledge. Here at last we have a clear and highly readable book that is devoted exclusively to the problem. Amico offers original and challenging solutions to the various difficulties that the problem involves. It should be highly useful... -- Roderick M. Chisholm, Brown University Amico's writing style is succinct-arguments are precisely stated and explained. This substantive contribution to epistemology will revitalize interest in the problem of the criterion. Highly recommended for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty in philosophy...