Seemings and the Foundations of Justification

Seemings and the Foundations of Justification
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 9781000936599
ISBN-13 : 1000936597
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Download or read book Seemings and the Foundations of Justification written by Blake McAllister and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-08-25 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All justified beliefs ultimately rest on attitudes that are immediately justified. This book illuminates the nature of immediate justification and the states that provide it. Simply put, immediate justification arises from how things appear to us—from all and only our "seemings." The author defends each aspect of this "seemings foundationalism," including the assumption of foundationalism itself. Most notably, the author draws from common sense philosopher Thomas Reid to present new and improved arguments for phenomenal conservatism and gives the first systematic argument that seemings alone are capable of immediately justifying. The discussion delves deeply into the nature of seemings and how it is that their assertive phenomenal character makes them (and them alone) capable of immediately justifying. Along the way, the author makes novel contributions to perennial debates such as: internalism versus externalism, deontologism and epistemic blame, epistemic circularity, and the common sense response to skepticism. Seemings and the Foundations of Justification will appeal to scholars and advanced students interested in epistemology, Thomas Reid, or the common sense tradition.


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