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Naturalists are directly linked to epistemology through their specific focus on knowledge acquisition and reliable processes [1], their efforts to define epistemic terms naturalistically [2], and their ongoing scholarly debate regarding the field's relationship with psychology [3].
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claimNaturalists in epistemology tend to focus on questions regarding whether we have knowledge in specific areas, whether we draw correct conclusions from evidence, and whether the processes we use are reliable.
claimNaturalists in epistemology attempt to provide naturalistic definitions for epistemic terms, which are defined as statements of logically necessary and sufficient conditions for the application of those terms.
claimThe Quinean view that epistemology should be abandoned in favor of psychology is not widely accepted by contemporary naturalists in epistemology, as noted by Almeder (1998), BonJour (1994), Foley (1994), and Fumerton (1994).