Reddit reviews Epistemology: An Anthology

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Read this when I took a semester of all Philosophy courses. Epistemology is no joke. It can lead to depression, and suicidal thoughts due to the nihilistic nature of the subject. This book was really difficult though... I recommend taking a class either online for free or in college...

The way you describe your epistemology is VERY similar to what Russell thought. See "Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description" and maybe also "On Denoting". I'd then just suggest reading through something like Blackwell's anthology on epistemology (I find they usually include the core historical essays): http://www.amazon.com/Epistemology-Anthology-Blackwell-Philosophy-Anthologies/dp/1405169664/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347037489&sr=8-1&keywords=blackwell+epistemology

This anthology of articles is great. The reading list for any undergraduate course in Epistemology will include at least some of the articles it has.

This is more of an AcademicPhilosophy-style response, I suspect, but I would suggest checking out:

Metaphysics: An Anthology (Sosa and Kim)

Epistemology: An Anthology (Sosa and Kim)

Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings (Chalmers)

Philosophy of Language (Martinich)

Actually, a good primer might be Reason and Responsibility: Readings in Some Basic Problems of Philosophy