Books by J. Knowles

In the field of epistemology, naturalism holds that there are no a priori norms for guiding our belief-formation: we must start our inquiries in situ , assuming some beliefs and the general reliability of our basic cognitive practices to justify others.

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Politics and Political Culture in the Court Masque considers the interconnections of the masque and political culture. It examines how masques responded to political forces and voices beyond the court, and how masques explored the limits of political speech in the Jacobean and Caroline periods.

Upon Paul Brainard's retirement from a long and distinguished teaching career, colleagues and former students pay homage to a scholar who emphasized source criticism and the relationship between text and music.

In the field of epistemology, naturalism holds that there are no a priori norms for guiding our belief-formation: we must start our inquiries in situ , assuming some beliefs and the general reliability of our basic cognitive practices to justify others.