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'Idealism: a critical survey', 'Psychology from an empirical standpoint' and 'Externalist Theories of Empirical Knowledge'
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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / a. Foundationalism
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Externalist theories of knowledge are one species of foundationalism [Bonjour]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / b. Basic beliefs
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The big problem for foundationalism is to explain how basic beliefs are possible [Bonjour]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / e. Pro-foundations
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The main argument for foundationalism is that all other theories involve a regress leading to scepticism [Bonjour]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / b. Pro-coherentism
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We can no more expect a precise definition of coherence than we can of the moral ideal [Ewing]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / c. Coherentism critique
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If undetailed, 'coherence' is just a vague words that covers all possible arguments [Ewing]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 1. External Justification
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Extreme externalism says no more justification is required than the truth of the belief [Bonjour]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 3. Reliabilism / b. Anti-reliabilism
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External reliability is not enough, if the internal state of the believer is known to be irrational [Bonjour]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 10. Anti External Justification
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Even if there is no obvious irrationality, it may be irrational to base knowledge entirely on external criteria [Bonjour]
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