Single Idea 4255

[catalogued under 13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / a. Foundationalism]

Full Idea

Externalist theories of knowledge are one species of foundationalism.

Clarification

'Foundational' theories base knowledge on something totally reliable

Gist of Idea

Externalist theories of knowledge are one species of foundationalism

Source

Laurence Bonjour (Externalist Theories of Empirical Knowledge [1980], Intro)

Book Reference

'Epistemology: Internalism and Externalism', ed/tr. Kornblith,Hilary [Blackwell 2001], p.10


A Reaction

I don't see why there shouldn't be a phenomenalist, anti-realist version of externalism, which just has 'starting points' instead of a serious commitment to foundations.