The Epistemology of Keith Lehrer
Keith Lehrer is one of the leading proponents of a coherence theory of knowledge that seeks to explain what it means to know in a characteristically human way. Central to his account are the pivotal role played by a principle of self-trust and his insiste
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PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES SERIES VOLUME 95
Founded by Wilfrid S. Sellars and Keith Lehrer
Editor Keith Lehrer, University of Arizona, Tucson Associate Editor Stewart Cohen, Arizona State University, Tempe Board of Consulting Editors Lynne Rudder Baker, University of Massachusetts at Amherst Radu Bogdan, Tulane University, New Orleans Marian David, University of Notre Dame Allan Gibbard, University of Michigan Denise Meyerson, Macquarie University François Recanati, Institut Jean-Nicod, EHESS, Paris Stuart Silvers, Clemson University Barry Smith, State University of New York at Buffalo Nicholas D. Smith, Lewis & Clark College
The titles published in this series are listed at the end of this volume.
THE EPISTEMOLOGY OF KEITH LEHRER Edited by
ERIK J.OLSSON University of Constance, Germany
SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V.
A c.1.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.
ISBN 978-94-010-3997-0 ISBN 978-94-010-0013-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-010-0013-0
Cover art: MetaMe, Keith Lehrer, 2002, Oil painting, 16-x 20-
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INTRODUCTION ............................................ . Erik J. Olsson: "The Epistemology of Keith Lehrer"
EXTERNALISMVS. INTERNALISM ............................ 21 Chapter 1, Ernest Sosa: "Epistemology: Does it Depend on Independence?" . . . . . . .. 23 Chapter 2 John Greco: "Why Not Reliabilism?" ............................. 31 Chapter 3 Jonathan L. Kvanvig: "Justification and Proper Basing" ............... 43 Chapter 4 Todd Stewart: "Lehrer on Knowledge and Causation" ................ 63 Chapter 5 Volker Halbach: "Can we Grasp Consistency?" ..................... 75
COHERENCE AND PERSONAL JUSTIFICATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 89 Chapter 6 Glenn Ross: "Reasonable Acceptance and the Lottery Paradox: The Case for a More Credulous Consistency" ....................... 91 Chapter 7 Charles B. Cross: "Relational Coherence and Cumulative Reasoning" . .. 109 Chapter 8 Wolfgang Spohn: "Lehrer Meets Ranking Theory" .................. 129 Chapter 9 Carl G. Wagner: "Two Dogmas ofProbabilism" .................... 143
vi TRUSTWORTHINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 153 Chapter 10 James Van Cleve: "Lehrer, Reid, and the First of All Principles" ....... 155 Chapter 11 G. J
