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Epistemic Justification

By Richard Swinburne

Book information

Year
2001
ISBN
0199243794, 9780199243792, 0199243786, 9780199243785, 9780191529467
Open Library ID
OL7403513M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15955643 bytes)
Pages
272\271
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Richard Swinburne offers an original treatment of a question at the heart of epistemology: what makes a belief rational, or justified in holding? He maps the rival accounts of philosophers on epistemic justification ("internalist" and "externalist"), arguing that they are really accounts of different concepts. He distinguishes between synchronic justification (justification at a time) and diachronic justification (synchronic justification resulting from adequate investigation)--both internalist and externalist. He also argues that most kinds of justification are worth having because they are indicative of truth; however, it is only justification of internalist kinds that can guide a believer's actions. Swinburne goes on to show the usefulness of the probability calculus in elucidating how empirical evidence makes beliefs probably true.

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