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13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 3. Internal or External / b. Pro-externalism

[reasons to favour externalist justifcation]

5 ideas
If we knew what we know, we would be astonished [Kant]
People's reasons for belief are rarely conscious [Harman]
If justified beliefs are well-formed beliefs, then animals and young children have them [Goldman]
Externalism is better than internalism in dealing with radical scepticism [Pritchard,D]
Internalism in epistemology over-emphasises deliberation about beliefs [Vahid]