Description
According to philosophical lore, epistemological orthodoxy is a purist epistemology in which epistemic concepts such as belief, evidence, and knowledge are characterized to be pure and free from practical concerns. In recent years, the debate has focused narrowly on the concept of knowledge and a number of challenges have been posed against the orthodox, purist view of knowledge. While the debate about knowledge is still a lively one, the pragmatic exploration in epistemology has just begun.
This collection takes on the task of expanding this exploration into new areas. It discusses how the practical might encroach on all areas of our epistemic lives from the way we think about belief, confidence, probability, and evidence to our ideas about epistemic value and excellence. The contributors also delve into the ramifications of pragmatic views in epistemology for questions about the value of knowledge and its practical role. Pragmatic Encroachment in Epistemology will be of interest to a broad range of epistemologists, as well as scholars working on virtue theory and practical reason.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
Brian Kim and Matthew McGrath
2. Great Expectations: Belief and the Case for Pragmatic Encroachment
Dorit Ganson
3. Another Kind of Pragmatic Encroachment
Kate Nolfi
4. Pragmatic Encroachment and Practical Reasons
Anne Baril
5. An Externalist Decision Theory for a Pragmatic Epistemology
Brian Kim
6. Pragmatic Encroachment and Having Reasons
Stewart Cohen
7. Pragmatic Encroachment and Closure
Charity Anderson and John Hawthorne
8. Pragmatic Encroachment on Scientific Knowledge?
Mikkel Gerken
9. Skepticism and Evolution
Angel Pinillos
10. Deliberation and Pragmatic Belief
Brad Armendt
11. Doxastic Wronging
Rima Basu and Mark Schroeder
12. A Note on Knowledge-First Decision Theory and Practical Adequacy
Juan Comesana
