Alston finds that features of belief that are desirable for the goals of cognition include having an adequate basis, being formed in a reliable way, and coherence within bodies of belief. In Alston's view, a belief's being based on an adequate ground and its being formed in a reliable way, though often treated as competing accounts of justification, are virtually identical. Beyond "Justification" also contains discussions of fundamental questions about the epistemic status of principles and beliefs and appropriate responses to various kinds of skepticism.
Alston finds that features of belief that are desirable for the goals of cognition include having an adequate basis, being formed in a reliable way, and coherence within bodies of belief. In Alston's view, a belief's being based on an adequate ground and its being formed in a reliable way, though often treated as competing accounts of justification, are virtually identical. Beyond "Justification" also contains discussions of fundamental questions about the epistemic status of principles and beliefs and appropriate responses to various kinds of skepticism.
Beyond "Justification": Dimensions of Epistemic Evaluation
274Beyond "Justification": Dimensions of Epistemic Evaluation
274Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780801473326 |
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Publisher: | Cornell University Press |
Publication date: | 10/24/2006 |
Pages: | 274 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |