Warrant and Proper Function
Author | : Alvin Plantinga |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1993-05-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199879601 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199879605 |
Rating | : 4/5 (605 Downloads) |
Download or read book Warrant and Proper Function written by Alvin Plantinga and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1993-05-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this companion volume to Warrant: The Current Debate, Alvin Plantinga develops an original approach to the question of epistemic warrant; that is what turns true belief into knowledge. He argues that what is crucial to warrant is the proper functioning of one's cognitive faculties in the right kind of cognitive environment. Although this book is in some sense a sequel to its companion volume, the arguments do not presuppose those of the first book and it stands alone as a stimulating contribution to epistemology.