The Epistemology of Belief

by H. Vahid

Overview

Are-examination of certain epistemic features of belief, which challenges current ideas and provides a unified and coherent picture of the epistemology of belief.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230201460
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	12/23/2008
Edition description:	2009
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

HAMID VAHID is Professor of Philosophy and the Head of the Analytic Philosophy Faculty at the Institute for Fundamental Sciences in Tehran, Iran. He is the author of Epistemic Justification and the Skeptical Challenge and has published work in several journals including Philosophical Studies, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Synthese, Erkenntnis, European Journal of Philosophy, Kant-Studien, Metaphilosophy and Ratio.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Truth and the Aim of Belief Belief, Interpretation and Moore's Paradox Belief, Sensitivity and Safety Basic Beliefs and the Problem of Nondoxastic Justification Experience as Reason for Beliefs The Problem of the Basing Relation Basic Beliefs, Easy Knowledge and the Problem of Warrant Transfer Belief, Justification and Fallibility Knowledge of our Beliefs and Privileged Access Notes References Index