A Theory of Epistemic Justification

• Main Author: Leplin, Jarrett. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: Philosophical Studies Series ; 112
• Subjects: Philosophy (General).; Genetic epistemology.; Metaphysics.; Linguistics > Philosophy.; Philosophy of mind.; Science > Philosophy.; Philosophy.; Epistemology.; Philosophy of Science.; Philosophy of Language.; Philosophy of Mind.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9567-2

This book proposes an original theory of epistemic justification that offers a new way to relate justification to the epistemic goal of truth-conducive belief. The theory is based on a novel analysis of reliable belief-formation that answers classic objections to reliability theories in epistemology...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Truth-conduciveness
• 3. Reliability
• 4. Justification
• 5. Inference
• 6. Epistemic Paradox
• 7. Skepticism
• 8. Tracking and Epistemic Luck
• 9. Intellectual Virtue
• 10. Counterexamples
• 11. Intuition and Method
• Bibliography of Works Cited
• Index.