A Defense of the Given

Fales, Evan M.

ISBN 10: 0847683060 ISBN 13: 9780847683062

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1996

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What is the connection between experience and knowledge? Evan Fales defends the contested idea that sense experience can be used to justify basic beliefs. He explores what it is for a belief to be self-evident and examines implications for his argument of Gestalt psychology and visual phenomena and illusions. Fales diverges from classical foundationalism, however, arguing that basic beliefs are often only probable, rather than infallible. A Defense of the Given is an important work not only for epistemologists but for all philosophers interested in how we can justify our beliefs.

About the Author: Evan M. Fales is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Iowa, the author of Causation and Universals, and the co-editor of Genes and Human Self-Knowledge.

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Title: A Defense of the Given
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good

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A Defense of the Given (Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory)

Fales, Evan M.

Published by Rowman and Littlefield, 1996

ISBN 10: 0847683060 ISBN 13: 9780847683062

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