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The Reliability of Sense Perception

By William P. Alston

Book information

Publisher
Cornell University Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9781501720543
DOI
10.7591/9781501720543
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9754864 bytes)
Pages
168\163
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-23 15:38:32

Description

Why suppose that sense perception is an accurate source of information about the physcial environment? More generally, is it possible to demonstrate that our basic ways of forming beliefs are reliable? In this book, a leading analytic philosopher confronts this classic problem through detailed investigation of sense perception, the source of beliefs in which we place the most confidence. Carefully assessing the available arguments, William P. Alston concludes that it is not possible to show in any noncircular way that sense perception is a reliable source of beliefs.

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