Reliabilism and its rivals Bob Beddor

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beddor, Bob, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in epistemology

Cambridge elements. Elements in epistemology 2398-0567

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge, Theory of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2025

Summary:

"According to reliabilism, whether a belief is justified is a matter of whether it was reliably formed. Reliabilism is one of the leading theories of justification, and it holds important explanatory advantages: it sheds light on the connection between justification and truth, and it offers to situate justification within a naturalistic worldview. However, reliabilism faces well-known problems. One promising strategy for overcoming these problems is to modify reliabilism, combining it with elements of views that have been traditionally regarded as rivals, such as evidentialism. This Element offers an opinionated survey of the prospects for reliabilist epistemology, paying particular attention to recent reliabilist-evidentialist hybrid views"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Introduction : What this element is about

Reliabilism, a primer

The appeal of reliabilism

Headaches for reliabilists

Evidence to the rescue?

Toward a more promising reliabilist epistemology

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed January 16, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Beddor, Bob Reliabilism and its rivals

ISBN:

9781009645485

100964548X

OCLC:

1546825886

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