Restoring the Foundations of Epistemic Justification A Direct Realist and Conceptualist Theory of Foundationalism

by Porter, Steven

• ISBN13: 9780739111406
• ISBN10: 073911140X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-16
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

Against various detractors (e.g. Wilfred Sellars, Donald Davidson, etc.), this book develops a foundationalist theory of epistemic justification. In contrast with Laurence BonJour and borrowing from John McDowell, the essential argument is that conceptualized perpetual experience provides a non-doxastic foundation for perceptual beliefs about physical objects.

Author Biography

Steven L. Porter is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Biola University

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The Nature and Value of Epistemic Justification	p. 9
Foundationalism and the Regress Arguments	p. 33
The Given Element of Perceptual Experience	p. 57
BonJour's Foundationalism	p. 75
Defending Direct Realism	p. 93
Concepts and the World	p. 119
Restoring the Foundations	p. 141
Bibliography	p. 167
Index	p. 173
About the Author	p. 175
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