Evidentialism and its discontents / edited by Trent Dougherty.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dougherty, Trent.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evidence.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Genre:

Aufsatzsammlung.

Physical Description:

xi, 335 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Summary:

Few concepts have been considered as essential to the theory of knowledge and rational belief as that of evidence. The simplest theory which accounts for this is evidentialism, the view that epistemic justification for belief-the kind of justification typically taken to be required for knowledge-is determined solely by considerations pertaining to one's evidence. In this groundbreaking book, leading epistemologists from across the spectrum challenge and refine evidentialism, sometimes suggesting that it needs to be expanded in quite surprising directions. Following this, the twin pillars of contemporary evidentialism-Earl Conee and Richard Feldman-respond to each essay. This engaging debate covers a vast number of issues, and will illuminate and inform. Book jacket.

Contents:

Epistemological egoism and agent-centered norms / Michael Huemer

The rational significance of reflective ascent / Jonathan Kvanvig

Evidentialism and the paradox of parity / Keith Lehrer

From internalist evidentialism to virtue responsibilism / Guy Axtell

Evidentialism, vice, and virtue / Jason Baehr

Evidentialist anti-skepticism / Matthias Steup

Evidentialism and the Great Pumpkin objection / Michael Bergmann

Questioning evidentialism / Keith DeRose

Improbable knowing / Timothy Williamson

Evidentialism about knowledge / John Greco

Evidentialism and truth / Richard Fumerton

Evidence / Richard Swinburne

Making it evident : evidence and evidentness, justification, and belief / Patrick Rysiew

In defense of propositionalism about evidence / Trent Dougherty

Evidentialism, internalism, disjunctivism / Duncan Pritchard

Toward a synthesis of reliabilism and evidentialism? Or : evidentialism's troubles, reliabilism's rescue package / Alvin I. Goldman

Replies / Earl Conee and Richard Feldman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199563500

0199563500

OCLC:

707267199

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