Explanatory Solutions to Skeptical Problems

About the author

Kevin McCain is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His primary research interests are in epistemology and philosophy of science, particularly where the two intersect. He is especially interested in the nature of explanatory reasoning and how such reasoning makes for rational beliefs in both ordinary and scientific contexts.

Summary

Explanatory Solutions to Skeptical Problems provides an overview of a recent theory of epistemic justification: Phenomenal Explanationism. It uses this novel theory to solve longstanding issues concerning our knowledge of the external world, the past, and inductive reasoning.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin McCain, Kevin (Professor of Philosophy Mccain, McCain Kevin
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.04.2025
• EAN: 9780198905516
• ISBN: 978-0-19-890551-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge