1st Edition

The Reliability of the Cognitive Mechanism A Mechanist Account of Empirical Justification

By William J. Talbott Copyright 1990
    274 Pages
    by Routledge

    274 Pages
    by Routledge

    Originally published in 1990. Examining epistemic justification, truth and logic, this book works towards a holistic theory of knowledge. It discusses evidence, belief, reliability and many philosophical theories surrounding the nature of true knowledge. A thorough Preface updates the main work from when it was written in 1976 to include theories ascendant in the ‘80s.

    Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Inferentialist Paradigm: The Formal Analysis 3. Foundationalism 4. Our Cognitive Mechanism 5. Infallibility and Reliability 6. More About Our Cognitive Mechanism 7. justification 8. Justification 9. Justification and Skepticism: The Connection with Truth 10. Conclusion

    Biography

    Talbott, William J.