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Title Basic belief and basic knowledge : papers in epistemology / [edited by] René van Woudenberg, Sabine Roeser, Ron Rood
Published Frankfurt : Ontos Verlag, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (292 pages)
Series Philosophische Forschung (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) ; Bd. 4
Philosophische Forschung (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) ; Bd. 4.
Contents pt. 1. Basic belief and basic knowledge : general issues -- pt. 2. Areas of basic belief and basic knowledge
Summary Over the last two decades foundationalism has been severely criticized. In response to this various alternatives to it have been advanced, notably coherentism. At the same time new versions of foundationalism were crafted, that were claimed to be immune to the earlier criticisms. This volume contains 12 papers in which various aspects of this dialectic are covered. A number of papers continue the trend to defend foundationalism, and foundationalism's commitment to basic beliefs and basic knowledge, against various attacks. Others aim to show that one important objection against coherentism, viz. that the notion of 'coherence' is too vague to be useful, can be countered
Notes Papers grew out of a conference, held at the Dept. of Philosophy at Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, June 2001
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Foundationalism (Theory of knowledge) -- Congresses
PHILOSOPHY -- Epistemology.
Foundationalism (Theory of knowledge)
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Woudenberg, René van
Roeser, Sabine
Rood, Ron, 1971-
ISBN 9783110327519
3110327511
9783937202709
3937202706
3110327279
9783110327274