![]() ETD collection for University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Lemke, Lory David, "Towards a naturalistic coherence theory of epistemic justification" (1989). A slightly expanded version of Keith Lehrer's case of the gypsy lawyer is defended as a plausible case of justified belief in order to suggest that a new type of externalist theory of epistemic justification is needed. In the second part he explores a coherence theory of empirical knowledge and argues that a defensible theory must incorporate an adequate conception of observation. All varieties of internalism and those varieties of externalism which require an explanatory or causal requirement between evidence and beliefs are rejected. Some years later, in his essay Externalist theories of empirical knowledge Bonjour extended his internalist criticism against the foundationalist theory. argues that a theory of epistemic justification should be externalist. argues for the contingency of epistemic principles, in general, which allows for a fully naturalized epistemology. Empirical scientific results are relevant to the formulation of these conditions. ![]() A naturalistic approach to epistemology accounts for justification in terms of the conditions for the occurrence of beliefs. Unlike traditional coherentism, as seen in the writings of Keith Lehrer and Laurence BonJour, which concentrates on belief contents, naturalism emphasizes relations between belief states. addresses the regress argument and claims that a leading version of it is implausible and that other versions are compatible with coherentism. Taking this objection to be the criterion of coherentism makes it more attractive to a wide variety of epistemologists. In The Structure of Empirical Knowledge, Laurence BonJour argues that coherence. develops the isolation objection and argues that its target includes theories with many traditional foundationalist elements. Toward a Coherence Theory of Empirical Knowledge. Recent results in probability theory have cast doubt on the coherence. argues that naturalism provides coherentism with some effective replies to several objections, in particular, the isolation objection and the regress argument. Coherence and Truth Reply to the Truth Objection 8. This dissertation builds the general framework for and defends the main themes of a naturalistic coherence theory of epistemic justification. Bonjour’s The Structure of Empirical Knowledge Chapter 8 Copyright 2013 Bruce W. Lory David Lemke, University of Nebraska - Lincoln ![]() ![]() Towards a naturalistic coherence theory of epistemic justification ![]()
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