Terminology Tuesday: Holism
A term used in epistemology for theories of meaning and justification that emphasize systemic interconnections. Theories that view meaning as determined by the relations that conce
Terminology Tuesday: Tacit knowledge
A term used by philosopher of science Michael Polanyi to describe the kind of background knowledge that people possess but may be unable to articulate. Polanyi argued that this kin
What Evidentialism Is and Isn’t—MP3 by Lydia McGrew
In this audio, Lydia McGrew speaks on the topic: “What Evidentialism Is and Isn’t”. The talk was delivered on January 20, 2015 at the Western Michigan University Chapter
Terminology Tuesday: Coherentism
Coherentism: An epistemological theory holding that the justification for beliefs consists in the relations among the beliefs. A coherentist thus typically denies that there a
Book Review: Epistemic Justification by Richard Swinburne
In Epistemic Justification (henceforth EJ) Richard Swinburne wants to answer two basic questions: first, what is justification, and second, what types of justification are worth ha