Norms, Naturalism and Epistemology
Author | : J. Knowles |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 191 |
Release | : 2003-11-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230511262 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230511260 |
Rating | : 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Download or read book Norms, Naturalism and Epistemology written by J. Knowles and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-11-04 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the field of epistemology, naturalism holds that there are no a priori norms for guiding our belief-formation: we must start our inquiries in situ , assuming some beliefs and the general reliability of our basic cognitive practices to justify others. Naturalized epistemology seeks to motivate norms for cognitive enquiry on such a naturalistic basis. The author argues that, whilst naturalism must be embraced, this more abmitious project is in vain: to the extent one can justify naturalistic norms, they are not needed for optimal rational belief-formation.