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W.V.O. Quine is a central figure in the field of epistemology, famously arguing that it should be naturalized as a 'chapter of psychology' {fact:1, fact:5, fact:7}. His work redefines the scope of epistemology by focusing on the relationship between scientific theories and observational evidence {fact:4, fact:10, fact:12} while contrasting his naturalistic approach with traditional epistemological views {fact:3, fact:11}.
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Naturalistic Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 7 facts
perspectiveAlvin Goldman's approach to epistemology differs from W.V.O. Quine's because Goldman does not view epistemology as a part of science, but rather as a field that requires both a priori philosophy and the application of scientific results.
claimW.V. Quine assumes that the main problem of epistemology is to explain the relationship between theories and their observational evidence.
claimW.V.O. Quine's conception of the relationship between science and epistemology contrasts with the traditional view of epistemology as the 'queen of the sciences.'
claimIn the essay 'Epistemology Naturalized,' W.V. Quine argues for conceiving epistemology as a 'chapter of psychology,' and for seeing epistemology and empirical science as containing and constraining one another.
claimW.V.O. Quine argues that naturalistic epistemology and the rest of science are mutually constraining because they contain one another, with science forming part of epistemology's subject matter.
claimW.V.O. Quine's naturalistic epistemology posits that epistemology is contained within psychology as a subdiscipline.
perspectiveW.V. Quine regards epistemology as a chapter of psychology.
Naturalized Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 3 facts
claimW.V.O. Quine viewed the central question of epistemology as whether our actual scientific beliefs have a firm foundation, with the goal of reconstructing our knowledge.
perspectiveW.V.O. Quine concludes that the traditional effort to respond to skepticism is a failure and suggests that the failure of foundationalism implies that epistemology is impossible.
quoteW.V.O. Quine begins his essay 'Epistemology Naturalized' by stating that 'Epistemology is concerned with the foundations of science.'
Naturalized epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimW.V.O. Quine argues that concerns regarding the circularity of using scientific criteria to evaluate scientific evidence are merely a byproduct of traditional epistemology.
Virtue Epistemology, Anyone? - The Philosophers' Magazine - philosophersmag.com 1 fact
claimVirtue epistemologists oppose W.V.O. Quine's suggestion that epistemology should be a branch of psychology that is descriptive rather than prescriptive.