Reason and Explanation

Author	: T. Poston
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 308
Release	: 2014-08-03
ISBN-10	: 9781137012265
ISBN-13	: 1137012269
Rating	: 4/5 (65 Downloads)

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Download or read book Reason and Explanation written by T. Poston and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-08-03 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this new explanationist account of epistemic justification, Poston argues that the explanatory virtues provide all the materials necessary for a plausible account of justified belief. There are no purely autonomous reasons. Rather reasons occur only within an explanatory coherent set of beliefs.

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