Reliability in Plantinga´s Account of Epistemic Warrant
In das paper 1 consider the reliability condition in Alvin Platinga’s proper functionalist account of epistemic warrant I begin by reviewing m some detail the features of the reliability condition as Platinga has articulated a From there, 1 consider what is needed to ground or secure the sort of rel...
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description | In das paper 1 consider the reliability condition in Alvin Platinga’s proper functionalist account of epistemic warrant I begin by reviewing m some detail the features of the reliability condition as Platinga has articulated a From there, 1 consider what is needed to ground or secure the sort of reliability which Plantinga has m mind, and argue that what is needed is a significant causal condition which has generally been overlooked Then, after identifying eight versions of the relevant sort of reliability, I exam me each alternative as to whether as requirement, along with Platinga’s other proposed conditions, would give us a satisfactory account of epistemic warrant I conclude that there is bale to no hope of formulating a reliability condition that would yield a satisfactory analysts of the sort Plantinga desires |
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spelling | doaj.art-26421d4623ab496188bce2253c7464012022-12-22T03:20:44ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaPrincipia: An International Journal of Epistemology1414-42471808-17112002-12-01062149278Reliability in Plantinga´s Account of Epistemic WarrantJohn C. Wingard, Jr.In das paper 1 consider the reliability condition in Alvin Platinga’s proper functionalist account of epistemic warrant I begin by reviewing m some detail the features of the reliability condition as Platinga has articulated a From there, 1 consider what is needed to ground or secure the sort of reliability which Plantinga has m mind, and argue that what is needed is a significant causal condition which has generally been overlooked Then, after identifying eight versions of the relevant sort of reliability, I exam me each alternative as to whether as requirement, along with Platinga’s other proposed conditions, would give us a satisfactory account of epistemic warrant I conclude that there is bale to no hope of formulating a reliability condition that would yield a satisfactory analysts of the sort Plantinga desireshttp://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/16956/15515Epistemologyepistemic warrantPlatingareliability |
spellingShingle | John C. Wingard, Jr. Reliability in Plantinga´s Account of Epistemic Warrant Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology Epistemology epistemic warrant Platinga reliability |
title | Reliability in Plantinga´s Account of Epistemic Warrant |
title_full | Reliability in Plantinga´s Account of Epistemic Warrant |
title_fullStr | Reliability in Plantinga´s Account of Epistemic Warrant |
title_full_unstemmed | Reliability in Plantinga´s Account of Epistemic Warrant |
title_short | Reliability in Plantinga´s Account of Epistemic Warrant |
title_sort | reliability in plantinga´s account of epistemic warrant |
topic | Epistemology epistemic warrant Platinga reliability |
url | http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/16956/15515 |
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