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Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 4 facts
claimReliabilism maintains that a belief is justified if and only if the cognitive process that produced it is a reliable source of true beliefs.
claimReliabilism evaluates beliefs by identifying the specific cognitive process that led to their formation, such as the specific sense used, the source of testimony, the type of reasoning, or the recency of a memory.
claimThe 'generality problem' in reliabilism posits that because cognitive processes can be described at various levels of generality, it is difficult to determine the appropriate level of description needed to assess whether a process is reliable or unreliable, and thus whether a belief is justified.
claimReliabilism, a prominent version of externalism, suggests that the justification of a belief depends on the source of that belief, such as sense experience, reason, testimony, or memory.
Epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
claimAn alternative view within reliabilism asserts that a belief is justified if it is a reliable indicator of the fact it presents, meaning the belief tracks the fact because the person believes it only because it is true.
claimReliabilism posits that a belief is justified if it is produced by a reliable process, such as perception, where a process is deemed reliable if most of the beliefs it generates are true.
claimReliabilism is an externalist theory asserting that a reliable connection between belief and truth is required for justification.
Epistemic Justification – Introduction to Philosophy: Epistemology press.rebus.community 2 facts
claimProcess reliabilism holds that a belief is justified if it is produced by a reliable process type, defined as a process that produces true beliefs more often than false beliefs.
claimProcess reliabilism asserts that whether a person's belief is justified depends on contingent factors external to the person's mind, specifically whether the belief is produced by a reliable process type.
Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 2 facts
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.
claimAccording to reliabilism, a subject who is radically deceived is misled regarding both the actual state of affairs and the justificational status of their beliefs.
Naturalized Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 2 facts
claimReliabilism maintains that the justification of a belief depends on whether the process that formed the belief is a reliable source of true beliefs.
claimReliabilism asserts that the crucial facts in the supervenience base of epistemic facts are facts regarding the reliability of the causal process that produces or sustains a belief.
Epistemology (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2019 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 2 facts
claimReliabilists reject mentalist internalism because, while belief sources may be mental, the reliability of those sources is not.
claimReliabilism suggests that a brain in a vat (Tim*) is incorrect in believing his beliefs are justified because his beliefs originate in cognitive processes that are unreliable in his current situation, as they yield virtually no true beliefs.