Reason and Explanation A Defense of Explanatory Coherentism |
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| Author:
| Poston, Ted |
| Series title: | Palgrave Innovations in Philosophy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-137-01225-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $136.95 |
Book Description:
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In this new explanationist account of epistemic justification, Poston argues that the explanatory virtues provide all the materials necessary for a plausible account of justified belief. There are no purely autonomous reasons. Rather reasons occur only within an explanatory coherent set of beliefs.
In this new explanationist account of epistemic justification, Poston argues that the explanatory virtues provide all the materials necessary for a plausible account of justified belief. There are no purely autonomous reasons. Rather reasons occur only within an explanatory coherent set of beliefs.