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Reliabilism
Also known as: Reliabilist Epistemology, Process Reliabilism
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Epistemic Justification – Introduction to Philosophy: Epistemology press.rebus.community 9 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.
referenceAlvin Goldman and Bob Beddor authored 'Reliabilist Epistemology' for The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, edited by Edward N. Zalta in 2015.
claimNotable approaches to explaining the epistemic standard include evidentialism, strong/modest foundationalism, coherentism, explanationism, infinitism, virtue responsibilism, virtue reliabilism, process reliabilism, and proper functionalism.
claimProcess reliabilism is the view that justified beliefs are beliefs produced by a reliable process type.
claimIn process reliabilism, vision is considered a reliable process type if the beliefs produced by vision are true more often than they are false across all times and places.
claimThe generality problem for process reliabilism is the difficulty of specifying the relevant process type for any given belief so that its justificatory status can be assessed.
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.
claimThe 'new evil demon' objection to process reliabilism argues that if Pat is justified in believing there is a tree, then Nat must also be justified, because Nat's mental experience is identical to Pat's and they are relying on the same information.
Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Dec 14, 2005 9 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 is classified as an externalist theory because it allows for two mentally identical subjects to differ in the justificational status of their beliefs if the cognitive faculties producing those beliefs differ in reliability.
claimReliabilism, as an externalist theory, posits that a radically deceived subject is misled about both the actual state of affairs and the justification of their beliefs.
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.
claimVirtue epistemology, when conceived through the externalist lens of reliability, is a form of reliabilism.
claimReliabilism asserts that a brain-in-a-vat subject is not justified in believing they have hands because their beliefs originate from cognitive processes that are unreliable in their current environment, meaning the subject is deceived about both their external situation and the justificational status of their beliefs.
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 7 facts
claimReliabilism identifies sources of belief formation such as sense experience, reason, testimony, and memory, and emphasizes the cognitive process that leads to a belief's formation.
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.
claimAlvin Goldman's 1986 book 'Epistemology and Cognition' is considered a significant defense of reliabilism.
claimReliabilism is the most prominent version of externalism and suggests considering the source of a belief to determine justification.
Epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 5 facts
referenceErik J. Olsson authored the entry 'Reliabilism' for Oxford Bibliographies, published by Oxford University Press in 2016.
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, developed by philosophers such as Alvin Goldman, asserts that knowledge requires reliable sources and shifts the focus of epistemology away from justification.
claimReliabilism is an externalist theory asserting that a reliable connection between belief and truth is required for justification.
Epistemology (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2019 Edition) plato.stanford.edu Dec 14, 2005 5 facts
claimVirtue epistemology, when defined by the reliability of belief-forming methods, is a form of reliabilism.
claimEvidentialism is an internalist theory of justification, whereas reliabilism is an externalist theory of justification.
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.
claimEvidentialism is typically associated with internalism, while reliabilism is typically associated with externalism.
Virtue epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 2 facts
claimSome virtue epistemologists utilize reliabilism as a basis for belief justification, emphasizing the reliable functioning of the intellect.
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.
Naturalized Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 5, 2001 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.
Virtue Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 9, 1999 2 facts
referenceWill Fleisher published 'Virtuous distinctions: New distinctions for reliabilism and responsibilism' in the journal Synthese in 2017, proposing new distinctions within the frameworks of reliabilism and responsibilism.
referenceJohn Turri authored the article 'A new paradigm for epistemology: from reliabilism to abilism', published in the journal Ergo in 2016.
Naturalized epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimReliabilism is a form of investigation within naturalized epistemology that requires a belief to be the product of a reliable method to be considered knowledge.
Social Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Feb 26, 2001 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.