Abstract
This chapter discusses two distinct topics in social epistemology: epistemological relativism and peer disagreement. It characterizes epistemological relativism by treating it as a combination of three theses. It then proposes a novel version of relativism that may be appealing to firm objectivists. Next, it looks at the relativization proposal, which is supported by the notion of iterative justification. The chapter also gives provisional suggestions for applying these ideas to the peer disagreement problem.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Reliabilism and Contemporary Epistemology |
| Subtitle of host publication | Essays |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780199933150 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780199812875 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 24 2012 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Arts and Humanities
Keywords
- Epistemological relativism
- Iterative justification
- Peer disagreement
- Relativization proposal