Theory of knowledge /
Keith Lehrer
- New York : Routledge , 1990.
- 212 p.
The Analysis of Knowledge What Is Knowledge? Analysis, The Form and Objectives of an Analysis of Knowledge, The Analysis of Knowledge, Theories of Justification, A Counterexample, Justification Without Falsity: A Fourth Condition, A. Final Analysis of Knowledge, Introduction to the Literature, Truth and Acceptance Truth, Acceptance and Knowledge, The Consistency of Knowledge and Belief, Borderline Cases of Knowledge, Memory Without Knowledge, Introduction to the Literature, The Foundation Theory: Infallible Foundationalism Infallible Versus Fallible Foundationalism, The Foundation Theory in General, The Foundation as a Guarantee of Truth, Fallible Foundations, Incorrigible Foundations, Fallibility and Inference: Summary of the Argument, Nomological Infallibility, Meaning and Belief, Justification as a Logical Guarantee of Truth for Nonbasic Beliefs, Phenomenalism, Objections to Phenomenalism, Summary, Introduction to the Literature, 4 Fallible Foundations Perceptual Belief and Independent Information, Justification and Innocent Belief, Semantics and Justification, Self-justification and Necessary Truth, Contingent Self-justification, Probability and Justification: Fallibilistic Foundationalism, . _ Three Concepts of Probability, Probability, Truth, and Basic Belief, Summary: Competence, Success, and Coherence, Introduction to the Literature, 5 The Explanatory Coherence Theory The Regress or the Circle, The Traditional Answer: Coherence as Implication, Coherence as Explanation, On the Justification of What Is Explained, Explanatory Coherence and Justification: An Analysis, Objections and Replies to Coherence as Explanation, Self-explanatory Beliefs, Simplicity and Conservation, Summary, Introduction to the Literature, 6 Internal Coherence and Personal Justification Acceptance and Belief Reconsidered, Justification and Reasonable Acceptance, Justification, Reasonableness, and Coherence, Competition Defined, The Justification Game: Replying to a Skeptic, A Foundationalist Objection, The Principle of Trustworthiness, The Justification Game and the Definition of Personal Justification, The Lottery Paradox, The Advantages of Truth, Introduction to the Literature, 7 Coherence, Truth, and Undefeated Justification The Uncharitable Possibility of Error, Verific Justification, A Solution: Defeat and the Ultra Justification Game, Truth Connection and the Isolation Objection, Perception, Memory, and Introspection, A Definition of Undefeated Justification, Knowledge Reduced to Undefeated Justification, Determining Justification, Introduction to the Literature, 8 ExternALiSM and Epistemology Naturalized Naturalism, The Advantages of Externalism, Knowing That One Knows: Rejection of Deductive Closure, The Naturalistic Relation, Objections to Externalism: Information Without Knowledge, Externalism and Justification, Complete Justification and Reliabilism, Causation and Justification: The Basing Relation, Reliability and the Justification Game, Externalism, Foundationalism, and Coherence: An Ecumenical Reconsideration, Introduction to the Literature, 9 Skepticism Skepticism and Agnoiology, Conception and the Chance of Error, A Refutation of Skepticism: Fallibility, Not Ignorance, The Merits of Skepticism, Skepticism and Closure: An Externalist Caveat, Introduction to the Literature,