A Defense of the Given
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10693351 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Huemer (0000-0002-2346-3468), Evan Fales |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 108 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 128 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Philosophical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8108 • E-ISSN: 1558-1470 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2998274 |
| OpenAlex | W2015443709 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
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
Analytic philosophy · Contemporary philosophy · Epistemology · General interest · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Philosophy, Science, and History
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,32 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2022 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |