Evidentialism

Essays in Epistemology
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-19-925372-2
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 332 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 663 g

Evidentialism is a theory of knowledge the essence of which is the traditional idea that the justification of factual knowledge is entirely a matter of evidence. The authors defend this theory, arguing evidentialism is an asset virtually everywhere in epistemology, from getting started to refuting scepticism.Introduction; A. GENERAL ISSUES; 1. First Things First; 2. The Basic Nature of Epistemic Justification; 3. Internalism Defended; Afterword; 4. Evidentialism; Afterword; B. CRITICAL DISCUSSIONS; 5. Authoritarian Epistemology; 6. The Generality Problem for Reliabilism; 7. The Ethics of Belief; C. DEVELOPMENTS AND APPLICATIONS; 8. The Justification of Introspective Beliefs; 9. Having Evidence; Afterword; 10. The Truth Connection; Afterword; 11. Heeding Misleading Evidence; 12. Making Sense of Skepticism

Autoren/Hrsg.

Conee, Earl Brink

Conee, Earl

Feldman, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Erkenntnistheorie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction

- A. General Issues

- 1: EC: First Things First

- 2: EC: The Basic Nature of Epistemic Justification

- 3: EC and RF: Internalism Defended; Afterword

- 4: RF and EC: Evidentialism; Afterword

- B. Critical Discussions

- 5: RF: Authoritarian Epistemology

- 6: EC and RF: The Generality Problem for Reliabilism

- 7: RF: The Ethics of Belief

- C. Developments and Applications

- 8: RF: The Justification of Introspective Beliefs

- 9: RF: Having Evidence; Afterword

- 10: EC: The Truth Connection; Afterword

- 11: EC: Heeding Misleading Evidence

- 12: RF and EC: Making Sense of Skepticism