The factive turn in epistemology

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    • Mitova, Veli

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The factive turn in epistemology

edited by Veli Mitova

Cambridge University Press, 2018

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-245) and index

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When you believe something for a good reason, your belief is in a position to be justified, rational, responsible, or to count as knowledge. But what is the nature of this thing that can make such a difference? Traditionally, epistemologists thought of epistemic normative notions, such as reasons, in terms of the believer's psychological perspective. Recently, however, many have started thinking of them as factive: good reasons for belief are either facts, veridical experiences, or known propositions. This ground breaking volume reflects major recent developments in thinking about this 'factive turn', and advances the lively debate around it in relation to core epistemological themes including perception, evidence, justification, knowledge, scepticism, rationality, and action. With clear and comprehensive chapters written by leading figures in the field, this book will be essential for students and scholars looking to engage with the state of the art in epistemology.

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • List of contributors
  • Introduction: the Factive Turn Veli Mitova
  • Part I. Demons, Evidence, Justification: 1. Epistemological disjunctivism and the biscopic treatment of radical scepticism Duncan Pritchard
  • 2. Your evidence is the set of facts that are manifest to you Ram Neta
  • 3. Factivity and evidence Patrick Rysiew
  • 4. Internalism, factivity, and sufficient reason Jonathan Jenkins Ichikawa
  • 5. Reassessing the case against evidential externalism Giada Fratantonio and Aidan McGlynn
  • 6. The new evil demon and the devil in the details Mikkel Gerken
  • Part II. Belief, Knowledge, Action: 7. Knowledge, action, and the Factive Turn Timothy Williamson
  • 8. Objectivism and subjectivism in epistemology Clayton Littlejohn
  • 9. False beliefs and the reasons we don't have Maria Alvarez
  • 10. Motivating reason to slow the Factive Turn in epistemology J. Drake
  • 11. Deflationary pluralism about motivating reasons Daniel Fogal
  • 12. The non-Factive Turn in epistemology: some hypotheses John Turri
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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