Knowledge Tree
Relations (1)
related 3.00 — strongly supporting 7 facts
Beliefs are related to cognitive processes because, according to reliabilism, the justification of a belief is determined by the reliability of the specific cognitive process that produced it {fact:2, fact:3, fact:4}. The 'generality problem' further links these concepts by highlighting the difficulty in assessing whether a belief is justified based on the level of generality at which its underlying cognitive process is described {fact:1, fact:7}.
Facts (7)
Sources
Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 7 facts
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.
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.
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.
claimWhile the formation of a belief is a one-time event, the reliability of the cognitive process that formed it depends on the long-term performance of that process, which can include both actual and counterfactual events.
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.