Reliabilism and its Rivals (Elements in Epistemology)

Beddor, Bob

Cambridge University Press（2026/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 75 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781009645492
• DDC分類 121

Full Description

According to reliabilism, whether a belief is justified is a matter of whether it was reliably formed. Reliabilism is one of the leading theories of justification, and it holds important explanatory advantages: it sheds light on the connection between justification and truth, and it offers to situate justification within a naturalistic worldview. However, reliabilism faces well-known problems. One promising strategy for overcoming these problems is to modify reliabilism, combining it with elements of views that have been traditionally regarded as rivals, such as evidentialism. This Element offers an opinionated survey of the prospects for reliabilist epistemology, paying particular attention to recent reliabilist-evidentialist hybrid views.

Contents

Introduction: what this element is about; 1. Reliabilism, a primer; 2. The appeal of reliabilism; 3. Headaches for reliabilists; 4. Evidence to the rescue?; 5. Toward a more promising reliabilist epistemology; Conclusion; References.