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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452304503321

Autore

Porter Steven L. <1970->

Titolo

Restoring the foundations of epistemic justification : a direct realist and conceptualist theory of foundationalism / / Steven L. Porter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2006

©2006

ISBN

0-7391-1124-8

0-7391-6026-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Disciplina

121

Soggetti

Justification (Theory of knowledge)

Knowledge, Theory of

Foundationalism (Theory of knowledge)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; One The Nature and Value of Epistemic Justification; Two Foundationalism and the Regress Arguments; Three The Given Element of Perceptual Experience; Four Bonjour's Foundationalism; Five Defending Direct Realism; Six Concepts and the World; Seven Restoring the Foundations; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Against various detractors (e.g. Wilfred Sellars, Donald Davidson, etc.), this book develops a foundationalist theory of epistemic justification. In contrast with Laurence BonJour and borrowing from John McDowell, the essential argument is that conceptualized perpetual experience provides a non-doxastic foundation for perceptual beliefs about physical objects.