书名: Internalism and Epistemology (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy)
作者: Timothy McGrew (Author), Lydia McGrew (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (January 31, 2000)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415217121
ISBN-13: 978-0415217125
Book Description
Internalism and Epistemology is a powerful articulation and defense of a classical answer to an enduring question: What is the nature of rational belief? In opposition to prevailing philosophical fashion, the book argues that epistemic externalism leads, not just to skepticism, but to epistemic nihilism - the denial of the very possibility of justification. And it defends a subtle and sophisticated internalism against criticisms that have widely but mistakenly been thought to be decisive.
Beginning with an internalist response to the Gettier problem, the authors deal with the problem of the connection to truth, stressing the distinction between success and rationality as critical to its resolution. They develop a metaregress argument against externalism that has devastating consequences for any view according to which epistemic principles are contingent. The same argument does not, they argue, affect the version of internalism they espouse, since its epistemic principles are analytic and knowablea priori. The final chapter addresses the problem of induction and shows that its solution turns critically on the distinction between success and rationality - the very distinction that lies at the heart of the dispute between internalists and externalists.
Provocative, probing, and deliberately unfashionable, Internalism and Epistemology is a ringing defense of internalism that will interest specialists and students alike. It is essential reading for anyone who suspects that rumors of the death of traditional epistemology have been greatly exaggerated.
About the Author
Timothy McGrew is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Philosophy at Western Michigan University and the author of The Foundations of Knowledge (1995). His articles have appeared in numerous journals including Analysis, Mind, The Monist, and British Journal for the Philosophy of Science.
Lydia McGrew lives in southwestern Michigan where she educates her three children and continues her scholarly work in epistemology and probability theory. She has published philosophy articles in journals including Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Philosophia Christi, and Mind (with Timothy McGrew).
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作者: Timothy McGrew (Author), Lydia McGrew (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (January 31, 2000)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415217121
ISBN-13: 978-0415217125
Book Description
Internalism and Epistemology is a powerful articulation and defense of a classical answer to an enduring question: What is the nature of rational belief? In opposition to prevailing philosophical fashion, the book argues that epistemic externalism leads, not just to skepticism, but to epistemic nihilism - the denial of the very possibility of justification. And it defends a subtle and sophisticated internalism against criticisms that have widely but mistakenly been thought to be decisive.
Beginning with an internalist response to the Gettier problem, the authors deal with the problem of the connection to truth, stressing the distinction between success and rationality as critical to its resolution. They develop a metaregress argument against externalism that has devastating consequences for any view according to which epistemic principles are contingent. The same argument does not, they argue, affect the version of internalism they espouse, since its epistemic principles are analytic and knowablea priori. The final chapter addresses the problem of induction and shows that its solution turns critically on the distinction between success and rationality - the very distinction that lies at the heart of the dispute between internalists and externalists.
Provocative, probing, and deliberately unfashionable, Internalism and Epistemology is a ringing defense of internalism that will interest specialists and students alike. It is essential reading for anyone who suspects that rumors of the death of traditional epistemology have been greatly exaggerated.
About the Author
Timothy McGrew is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Philosophy at Western Michigan University and the author of The Foundations of Knowledge (1995). His articles have appeared in numerous journals including Analysis, Mind, The Monist, and British Journal for the Philosophy of Science.
Lydia McGrew lives in southwestern Michigan where she educates her three children and continues her scholarly work in epistemology and probability theory. She has published philosophy articles in journals including Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Philosophia Christi, and Mind (with Timothy McGrew).
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