Epistemic Justification and the Skeptical Challenge

by H. Vahid

Overview

This book explores the concept of epistemic justification and our understanding of the problem of skepticism. Providing critical examination of key responses to the skeptical challenge, Hamid Vahid presents a theory which is shown to work alongside the internalism/externalism issue and the thesis of semantic externalism, with a deontological conception of justification at its core.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403993540
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	08/02/2005
Edition description:	2005
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

HAMID VAHID is Professor of Philosophy and the Head of the Analytic Philosophy Faculty at the Institute for Fundamental Sciences in Tehran, Iran. He has published work in several journals including Philosophical Studies, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research,Synthese, Erkenntnis, European Journal of Philosophy, Kant-Studien, Metaphilosophy and Ratio.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction PART 1: EPISTEMIC JUSTIFICATION Introduction Elements of a Theory of Justification Deontological Conception of Justification The Internalism/Externalism Divide PART 2: THE SKEPTICAL CHALLENGE The Problem of the Criterion Universalizability and Closure Skepticism and Underdetermination PART 3: MEETING THE SKEPTICAL CHALLENGE? Argument from the Principle of Charity Argument from Epistemic Conservatism Argument from Inference to the Best Explanation (IBE) The Epistemological Significance of Transcendental Arguments Notes References Index