184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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Evidentialism is a popular theory of epistemic justification, yet, as early proponents of the theory Earl Conee and Richard Feldman admit, there are many elements that must be developed before Evidentialism can provide a full account of epistemic justification, or well-founded belief. It is the aim of this book to provide the details that are lacking; here McCain moves past Evidentialism as a... Read more
1. Evidentialism 2. Evidence 3. Possessing Evidence 4. Evidential Fit 5. Basing a Belief on the Evidence 6. Explanationist Evidentialism 7. More Evidence to Gather
Biography
Kevin McCain is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
"For reasons that perplex me, Conee-Feldman style evidentialism is routinely misunderstood by critics. McCain’s excellent book therefore performs a great service to epistemologists: it provides not only the most complete Conee-Feldman style evidentialist theory available but also ample motivations for evidentialism in light of a great range of examples and challenges from the literature, all under one cover." – Todd R. Long, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
