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Epistemology is the study of knowledge and its related phenomena, which fundamentally includes the analysis of belief, its justification, and its truth-conditions as described in [1] and [2]. Theories within epistemology, such as internalism and reliabilism, specifically focus on the criteria required for a belief to be considered justified or reliable, as detailed in [3], [4], and [5].
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What Is Epistemology? Pt. 3: The Nature of Justification and Belief philosimplicity.com 9 facts
claimFallibilism and skepticism in epistemology focus on the certainty of belief.
claimMost epistemologists conclude that known things cannot be false because knowledge requires that beliefs be both justified and true.
claimFoundherentism is an epistemological theory that attempts to reconcile foundationalism and coherentism by combining a set of beliefs that have an externally established foundation with internal relationships between those beliefs.
claimThe Internal-External (IE) debate is a major contemporary debate in epistemology concerning whether justification for beliefs comes from internal mental states or external conditions.
claimInternalism and externalism in epistemology focus on the sources of justification and belief.
claimFoundationalism and coherentism in epistemology focus on the structure of justification and belief.
claimFoundationalism is an epistemological theory that focuses on the structure of justification rather than its source, asserting that self-evident axioms or basic beliefs are necessary to support other justifications and beliefs.
claimCoherentism is an epistemological theory that evaluates the validity of a belief or justification based on how well it relates to and validates other beliefs and justifications.
claimInternalists in epistemology only accept internal justifications for beliefs.
Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 5 facts
claimInternalism is an epistemological view maintaining that the justification of a belief depends solely on factors internal to the believer's mind, such as their thought processes during the belief's formation.
claimEpistemology assumes the existence of objective truth, which allows for the possibility that beliefs can either match or fail to match reality.
claimIn epistemology, a belief must be both true and justified to constitute knowledge.
claimThe 'generality problem' in epistemology posits that because cognitive processes can be described at various levels of generality, it is difficult to determine whether a specific process is reliable or unreliable, making it impossible to know if a belief is justified without knowing the appropriate level of generality to use.
claimExternalism is the epistemological view that factors external to a believer's mind determine whether that believer is justified.
Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 4 facts
claimIn epistemology, 'J-factors' are defined as the specific factors that determine whether a belief is justified or unjustified.
claimReliabilism is a view in epistemology which asserts that a belief is justified if and only if it originates in reliable cognitive processes or faculties.
claimThe 'compromise position' in epistemology asserts that for perceptual experiences to serve as a source of justification, an individual must possess justification for believing those experiences are reliable, rather than necessarily having considered and formed a belief about their reliability.
claimThe 'compromise position' in epistemology attempts to bridge foundationalism and coherentism by arguing that perceptual experiences are a source of justification because a subject has justification for taking those experiences to be reliable, without requiring the subject to hold a belief that attributes reliability to those experiences.
Epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 4 facts
claimEpistemology includes a view that a belief is justified if it is formed through a reliable belief formation process, such as perception.
claimEpistemologists study the concepts of belief, truth, and justification to understand the nature of knowledge.
claimThe central concepts in epistemology include belief, truth, evidence, and reason.
referenceEric Schwitzgebel authored the chapter 'Belief' in 'The Routledge Companion to Epistemology', published by Routledge in 2011.
Epistemic Justification – Introduction to Philosophy: Epistemology press.rebus.community 2 facts
claimEpistemologists use the terms 'internalist' and 'externalist' to distinguish whether a theory requires a person to cognitively access or be aware of the factors that make their belief justified; theories requiring such access are 'internalist,' while those that do not are 'externalist.'
claimEpistemology recognizes three stances on the truth value of a proposition: belief, disbelief, or suspension of judgment.
Epistemology of Testimony | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 2 facts
claimEpistemology involves assigning statuses such as 'knowledge' or 'justification' to beliefs based on whether those beliefs meet specific epistemic standards.
claimThe basis of a belief is defined as its source or root, and categorizing beliefs by their origin is a fundamental approach in epistemology.
The Epistemology of Collective Testimony - Journal of Social Ontology journalofsocialontology.org 2 facts
claimThe second view of collective testimony epistemology denies a necessary connection to belief, asserting instead that the epistemic credentials of collective testimony derive from the reliability or truth-conduciveness of the statement that expresses the testimony.
claimThe first view of collective testimony epistemology posits that collective testimony derives its epistemic credentials from the beliefs expressed by the testimony, which can be interpreted as the beliefs of all or some of the group's members, or as the beliefs of the group itself.
Naturalized Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimWidely shared views in epistemology imply that for a person to know a proposition to be true, the person must have a well-justified belief in the proposition, and the proposition must in fact be true.
Epistemology (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2019 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimThe principle of Mentalism in epistemology states that if two subjects are mentally alike, then the justificational status of their beliefs is also alike.
Social Epistemology - Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science oecs.mit.edu 1 fact
claimEpistemology is defined as the study of knowledge and related phenomena, including attitudes like belief and trust, attributes like justification and reliability, and intellectual traits such as humility or arrogance.
Virtue Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimThe credit thesis in epistemology is false because the origin of a belief, such as natural selection or an evolutionary mechanism, is often the most salient explanation for why a subject holds a true belief, making it unlikely the subject deserves credit for that knowledge.
7.1 What Epistemology Studies - Introduction to Philosophy | OpenStax openstax.org 1 fact
claimEpistemology is defined as the study of knowledge, focusing on what knowledge is, the types of knowledge that exist, the possibility and nature of justification, the sources of beliefs, and the nature of truth.