Restoring the Foundations of Epistemic Justification
A Direct Realist and Conceptualist Theory of Foundationalism
1st Edition
Published on 6. November 2006
186 pages
979-8-216-27319-6 (ISBN)
Description
Foundationalism, as a theory of justification and knowledge, is often associated with Enlightenment rationality, the Cartesian thirst for certainty, and the modern assumption of the objectivity and universality of reason. Because of these associations, scholars in various fields have disdained foundationalism in favor of some sort of non-foundationalist/post-modern approach to knowledge and justification. This present book is one piece of a much wider conversation that hopes to motivate a renewed look at foundationalism. Of course, the foundationalism on offer has settled down quite a bit from its surly forbears. This more mild-mannered foundationalism suggests that our beliefs about reality can be held with confidence and yet these beliefs remain open to criticism and revision. It is this type of epistemology that provides a constructive basis for investigation and research while nevertheless encouraging a cognitive humility about our claims to possess truth.
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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979-8-216-27319-6 (9798216273196)
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Steven Porter
Restoring the Foundations of Epistemic Justification
A Direct Realist and Conceptualist Theory of Foundationalism
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11/2006
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Steven Porter is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Biola University.
