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Written by a group of distinguished philosophers, the Foundations of Philos ophy Series aims to exhibit some of the main problems in the various fields of phi losophy as they stand at the present stage of philosophical history. Thus, one who approaches the study of philosophy in the hope of under standing the best, of what it affords will look for both fundamental issues and contemporary achievements. Better solutions are found by more refined and rigorous methods. Though in the course of time they yield in part to philosophical inquiry, they may need to be rethought by each age in the light of its broader scientific knowledge and deepened ethical and religious experience. Many of the problems of philosophy are of such broad relevance to human concerns, and so complex in their ramifications, that they are, in one form or another, perennially present. Unconlroversial Forms of Relativism Serious Relativism 178 Reasonable Disagreements 182 Conlusion 188 CHAPTER TEN Index The Problem of Induction 130 Ordinary-Standards Skepticism and Best Explanations Appendix: Contextualism 152 CHAPTER EIGHTĮvidence of Human Irrationality Naturalistic Epistemology 166 Conclusion 175 CHAPTER NINE Varieties of Skepticism 109 What Skeptics Claim 111 Four Arguments for Skepticism 114 Responding to Skepticism 119 Interim, Conclusion 128 CHAPTER SEVEN The Causal Theory 81 Truth Tracking 86 Rdiabilism 90 Proper Function 99 Conclusions 105 Modifying The Traditional Analysis of Knowledge 25Īn Objection to The Traditional Analysis 25 Defending The Traditional Analysis 28 Modifying The Traditional Analysis 30 Conclusion 3 7 CHAPTER FOUR Evidentialist Theories of Knowledge and Justification 39 Evidentialism 41 The Infinite Regress Argument 49 Cartesian Foundationalism 52ĬHAPTER FIVE Nonevidentialist Theories of Knowledge and Justification 81 Kinds of Knowledge 8 Knowledge and True Belief 12 The Traditional Analysis of Knowledge 15 Real Knowledge and Apparent Knowledge 22 Conclusion 23 CHAPTER THREE The Standard View 2 Developing The Standard View 4 Challenges to The Standard View 5 CHAPTER TWO Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, Newjersey Pearson Education Japan, Tokyo Pearson Education Malaysia, Pte. Pearson Education North Asia Ltd., Hong Kong Pearson Education Canada, Ltd., Toronto Pearson Educacion de Mexico, S.A. Pearson Education LTD., London Pearson Education Australia Pte, Limited., Sydney Pearson Education Singapore, Pte. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 No part of this book may be reproduced, in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. The cover was printed by Phoenix Color Corp. ~ Prepress and Manufacturing Buyer: Brian Mackey, H ) Art Director: Jayne Conte ( V } f" Cover Designer: Kiwi Design Marketing Manager: Chris Ruel Marketing Assistant: Kimberly Daum This book was set in 10/12 Baskerville by The Clarinda Company and was printed and bound by Courier Stoughton Companies, Inc. Managing Editor: Jan Stephan / \Production Liaison: Fran Russello Project Manager: Rebecca Giusti, Clarinda Publication Services. Editor: Wendy Yurash Editorial Assistant: Carla Worner Sr. VP, Editorial Director: Charlyce Jones Owen Senior Acquisition Editor: Ross Miller AM. (Prentice-Hall foundations of philosophy series) Includes bibliographical references and index. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Feldman, Richard Epistemology / Richard Feldman. R ichard Feldm an University of Rochester