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The Epistemological Spectrum: At the Interface of Cognitive Science and Conceptual Analysis

By Terence Horgan , David K. Henderson

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2011
ISBN
0199608547, 9780199608546
Google Books ID
HV4HxLb_89IC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1382500 bytes)
Pages
305\305
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

David Henderson and Terence Horgan set out a broad new approach to epistemology, which they see as a mixed discipline, having both a priori and empirical elements. They defend the roles of a priori reflection and conceptual analysis in philosophy, but their revisionary account of these philosophical methods allows them a subtle but essential empirical dimension. They espouse a dual-perspective position which they call iceberg epistemology, respecting the important differences between epistemic processes that are consciously accessible and those that are not. Reflecting on epistemic justification, they introduce the notion of transglobal reliability as the mark of the cognitive processes that are suitable for humans. Which cognitive processes these are depends on contingent facts about human cognitive capacities, and these cannot be known a priori.

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