Foundationalism

List of contents

1. The Structure of Knowledge and Justified Belief; 2. What Could Make A Belief Noninferentially Justified?; 3. What Belongs in the Foundations?; 4. Traditional Foundationalism and the Challenge of Skepticism; References.

Summary

This Element is an introduction to controversies concerning the structure of knowledge and justification. It explains clearly the main arguments for foundationalism and the main objections to alternatives. It also develops and defends a specific form of foundationalism, one that allows a distinction between ideal and derivative justification.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Fumerton, Richard (University of Iowa) Fumerton, Fumerton Richard
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.07.2022
• EAN: 9781009013949
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0901394-9
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Epistemology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge