Basic Belief and Basic Knowledge

Papers in Epistemology

300 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Over the last two decades foundationalism has been severely criticized. In response to this various alternatives to it have been advanced, notably coherentism. At the same time new versions of foundationalism were crafted, that were claimed to be immune to the earlier criticisms. This volume contains 12 papers in which various aspects of this dialectic are covered. A number of papers continue the trend to defend foundationalism, and foundationalism's commitment to basic beliefs and basic knowledge, against various attacks. Others aim to show that one important objection against coherentism, viz. that the notion of 'coherence' is too vague to be useful, can be countered.

• Reihe: Philosophische Forschung / Philosophical Research
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Philosophie Themen der Philosophie Epistemologie und Erkenntnistheorie
• ISBN: 9783110327274
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.01.2005
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: De Gruyter
• Herausgegeben von: René van Woudenberg, Sabine Roeser, Ron Rood