The Continuum Companion To Epistemology Companion To Epistemology

The Continuum Companion to Epistemology offers the definitive guide to a key area of contemporary philosophy. The book covers all the fundamental questions asked by epistemology - areas that have continued to attract interest historically as well as topics that have emerged more recently as active areas of research. Sixteen specially commissioned essays from an international team of experts reveal where important work continues to be done in the area and, most valuably, the exciting new directions the field is taking. The Companion explores issues pertaining to foundationalism, coherentism, infinitism, reliabilism, proper functionalism, evidentialism, skepticism, contextualism, epistemic relativism, intuition and experience. Featuring a series of indispensable research tools, including an A to Z of key terms and concepts, a chronology, a detailed list of resources and a fully annotated bibliography, this is the essential reference tool for anyone working in contemporary epistemology. Cover HalfTitle Series Title Copyright Contents Contributors Introduction Epistemology: A Brief Historical Overview and Some Puzzles about Methodology Epistemology: A Brief Historical Overview Epistemology: Methodology Problems for the Standard Method Skepticism about Intuitions Feminist Epistemology Epistemic Relativism Outline of the Chapters 1 The Nature of Knowledge Background Renewal Ultratraditionalism for a New Reason Contextual Infallibility Naturalistic Antitraditionalism Nonnaturalistic Antitraditionalism Virtue Conclusion 2 Foundationalism Preliminary Remarks Characterizing Basic Beliefs More Precisely The Capaciousness of Foundationalism On the Very Idea of a Basic Belief On Experiential Foundationalism On Behalf of Foundationalism The Sellarsian Dilemma 3 Coherentism Coherentism and Regress From Schematic to Substantive Coherentism Arguments against Coherentism Conclusion 4 Infinitism Introduction The Epistemic Regress Argument Outline of the Four “Solutions” to the Regress Problem The Initial Plausibility of the Foundationalist Solution The Problems with the Foundationalist and Coherentist Solutions Infi nitism: A Sketch and Defense against Objections 5 Evidentialism What Is Evidentialism? In Favor of Evidentialism Problems with Competing Theories Objections to Evidentialism Conclusion 6 Reliabilism Introduction Process Reliabilism as a Theory of Doxastic Justification Process Reliabilism as a Theory of Knowledge Objections to Process Reliabilism An Extension: Testimony 7 Proper Functionalism Introduction Motivations for Proper Functionalism Formulating a Proper Functionalist Analysis of Warrant Objections to Proper Functionalism Further Directions 8 Skepticism and Justification Introduction Local Skepticism Directed at Justified Belief Responses to the Arguments for Local Justification Skepticism Externalist Responses to Justification Skepticism Skepticism Concerning Knowledge: A Postscript 9 Epistemic Relativism 10 A Priori Knowledge: The Conceptual Approach Introduction The State of Play The Problem A Solution Concluding Remarks 11 Contextualism and Interest-Relative Invariantism Three Arguments for the Contextualism/IRI Disjunction Contextualism Interest-Relative Invariantism Conclusion: Tentative Verdicts about Two Important Issues 12 Formal Epistemology Dedicated in Memory of Horacio Arló-Costa Why be Formal? Coherence and Dilation The FIE-Model of Inquiry 13 Experimental Epistemology Gettier and Truetemp Error Possibilities and Stakes Knowledge and Action Larger Methodological Issues Conclusion 14 Epistemic Value Introduction Motivations Main Branches of Work New Directions The Credit Amplification Principle 15 The Deep Rationality Theory of Wisdom Introduction Wisdom as Epistemic Humility Wisdom as Knowledge Wisdom as Living Well Hybrid Theory Wisdom as Deep Rationality Deep Rationality Theory Glossary Research Resources Bibliography Index Machine Generated Contents Note: 1.the Nature Of Knowledge / Earl Conee -- 2.foundationalism / Daniel Howard-snyder -- 3.coherentism / Jonathan Kvanvig -- 4.infinitism / Peter D. Klein -- 5.evidentialism / Andrew Cullison -- 6.reliabilism / Sanford Goldberg -- 7.proper Functionalism / Alvin Plantinga -- 8.skepticism And Justification / Richard Fumerton -- 9.epistemic Relativism / Jonathan Matheson -- 10.a Priori Knowledge: The Conceptual Approach / Carrie Jenkins -- 11.contextualism And Interest-relative Invariantism / E. J. Coffman -- 12.formal Epistemology / Gregory Wheeler -- 13.experimental Epistemology / James R. Beebe -- 14.epistemic Value / Dennis Whitcomb -- 15.the Deep Rationality Theory Of Wisdom / Sharon Ryan. [edited By] Andrew Cullison. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 312-328) And Index. This is a one volume reference guide to the latest research and future directions in epistemology, featuring chapters written by leading scholars in the field