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The concept of justification is central to reliabilism, which defines a belief as justified based on the reliability of the cognitive processes that produced it [1], [2], [3]. Furthermore, the 'generality problem' highlights the difficulty in determining if a belief is justified because cognitive processes can be described at varying levels of generality [4], [5].
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claimA belief is considered justified if it is the result of a cognitive process that reliably leads to true beliefs most of the time, allowing for human fallibility.
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.
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.
claimA belief is considered justified if it results from a cognitive process that reliably leads to true beliefs most of the time, allowing for human fallibility.