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Roderick M. Chisholm
Also known as: Roderick M. Chisholm, Roderick Chisholm
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Naturalized Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 5, 2001 9 facts
referenceThe bibliography for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Naturalized Epistemology includes works by Robert Almeder (1998), Laurence BonJour (1994), Roderick Chisholm (1966, 1982, 1989), Richard Feldman (1999), Richard Foley (1994), Richard Fumerton (1994, 1995), Allan Gibbard (1990), Alvin Goldman (1979, 1992), Susan Haack (1993), Gilbert Harman (1977), Jaegwon Kim (1988), Philip Kitcher (1992), Hilary Kornblith (1988, 1994, 1999), Keith Lehrer (1997), William Lycan (1988), James Maffie (1990), John Pollock (1986), and W.V.O. Quine.
claimRoderick Chisholm believed that in addition to deductive and probabilistic connections, there exists another species of connection between propositions or between experiences and propositions, and that these relations are part of the natural world.
claimThe evidential support described in Roderick Chisholm's principle (R) is defeasible, meaning one could possess evidence that they are not really seeing something red despite being appeared to redly.
claimRoderick Chisholm asserted the existence of a special class of epistemic support facts whose naturalistic status is questionable.
referenceRoderick Chisholm published 'Theory of Knowledge' in 1966, 1977 (2nd edition), and 1989 (3rd edition), and he was one of the first authors to provide a systematic analysis of knowledge using a foundationalist account of justification.
claimIf Roderick Chisholm's criteria for naturalistically acceptable terms are accepted, it is unclear why epistemic terms like 'supports' are excluded from that list, suggesting that if they were included, epistemic support facts could be considered natural facts.
claimRoderick Chisholm regarded specific epistemic principles as fundamental and not explainable by naturalistic general principles.
claimRoderick Chisholm proposed a principle of perceptual evidence (R): Being in the state of seeming to see something red (being appeared to redly) is evidence for the proposition that one really does see something red.
quoteRoderick Chisholm contended that "there are principles of evidence other than the formal principles of deductive logic and inductive logic."
Self-Consciousness - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 13, 2017 2 facts
referenceRoderick M. Chisholm discussed the relationship between persons and objects in his 1976 book 'Person and Object'.
claimDavid Hume's skepticism about self-perception is challenged by the observation that while Hume claimed he could find no self in introspection, he reported his findings in first-personal terms, indicating he was aware of his mental states as his own, as noted by Roderick Chisholm (1976).
Naturalized epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
perspectiveRoderick Chisholm argues that there are epistemic principles necessary for knowledge acquisition that may not be reducible to natural facts.
Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
claimRoderick Chisholm was one of the first authors to provide a systematic analysis of knowledge, and his account of justification is classified as foundationalist.