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Reliabilism is a prominent epistemological theory that explicitly defines the nature and requirements of justification, as seen in [1], [2], and [3]. It posits that justification is contingent upon the reliability of the cognitive processes that produce a belief, distinguishing it from other theories like evidentialism as noted in [4] and [5].
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Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 4 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.
claimReliabilism asserts that justification is not necessary for knowledge, and that reliably produced true belief is sufficient for knowledge, provided the notion of reliability is refined to rule out Gettier cases.
claimReliabilism exists in two forms: as a theory of justification, which views justification as an important ingredient of knowledge grounded in reliability, and as a theory of knowledge, which defines knowledge as reliably produced true belief without requiring justification.
claimStandard reliabilism asserts that justification is derived from the reliability of the types of processes in which beliefs originate, such as perception, introspection, memory, and rational intuition, rather than the mere possession of evidence.
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.
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.
claimReliabilism is the most prominent version of externalism and suggests considering the source of a belief to determine 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.
claimExternalist theories of justification require a no-defeaters clause to avoid implausible implications, such as process reliabilism incorrectly labeling a belief as justified when the believer has reason to think the process is unreliable.
Epistemology (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2019 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 2 facts
claimEvidentialism is an internalist theory of justification, whereas reliabilism is an externalist theory of justification.
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.
Naturalized Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimReliabilism maintains that the justification of a belief depends on whether the process that formed the belief is a reliable source of true beliefs.
Epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimReliabilism is an externalist theory asserting that a reliable connection between belief and truth is required for justification.
Social Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimProcess Reliabilism defines justification as the reliable production of true belief, involving either a cognitive process that reliably produces true belief or a cognitive process that takes justified beliefs as inputs and reliably produces true beliefs as outputs.
Virtue epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimVirtue epistemology attempts to solve problems in modern epistemology, such as justification and reliabilism, by focusing on the knower as an agent, similar to how virtue ethics focuses on moral agents.