Epistemic Defeat : : A Treatment of Defeat as an Independent Phenomenon / / Jan Constantin.

A number of well-developed theories shed light on the question, under what circumstances our beliefs enjoy epistemic justification. Yet, comparatively little is known about epistemic defeat—when new information causes the loss of epistemic justification. This book proposes and defends a detailed acc...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2021
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Epistemic Studies : Philosophy of Science, Cognition and Mind , 47
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Physical Description:1 online resource (X, 287 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1 Defeaters, Functional Profiles and Deep Distinctions
  • 2 Rebutting Defeat
  • 3 Undercutting Defeat
  • 4 Putting Things Together
  • 5 Defeat and Epistemic Justification
  • 6 Defeat and Disagreement
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index – Definitions and Examples
  • Index – Names