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Alvin Goldman is a prominent philosopher who has significantly shaped the field of epistemology through his development of reliabilism [1] and his advocacy for a naturalistic approach that integrates empirical science into epistemological inquiry [2], [3], [4].
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Naturalistic Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 4 facts
claimAlvin Goldman defines his naturalism as the view that epistemology 'needs help' from science.
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.
referenceAlvin Goldman published "Epistemology and Cognition" in 1986 through Harvard University Press, exploring the intersection of epistemology and cognitive science.
perspectiveAlvin Goldman believes epistemology needs aid from the empirical sciences.
Epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimReliabilism, developed by philosophers such as Alvin Goldman, asserts that knowledge requires reliable sources and shifts the focus of epistemology away from justification.
Naturalized Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimPhilosophers including Alvin Goldman (1992), Stephen Stich and Richard Nisbett (1980), Gilbert Harman (1986), and Hilary Kornblith (1994) have expressed sentiments similar to Susan Haack regarding the relevance of empirical results to epistemology.