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Dependent reliability: Why And How Conditional Reliability Should Be Replaced By It.
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Philosophy & Phenomenological Research . Jul2022, Vol. 105 Issue 1, p144-159. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- According to Alvin Goldman, reliabilists need to distinguish between unconditionally and conditionally reliable processes. The latter category is used to account for processes such as reasoning or memory. In this paper, I will argue that Goldman's account of conditional reliability needs substantial revision in two respects. First, conditional reliability must be reinterpreted in terms of dependent reliability to avoid serious problems. Second, we need a more liberal account that allows dependently reliable processes to operate not only on doxastic but also on nonâdoxastic input. Thinking this way advances the explanatory power of reliabilism significantly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00318205
- Volume :
- 105
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Philosophy & Phenomenological Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 159949741
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/phpr.12811