Abstract
According to Selim Berker the prevalence of consequentialism in contemporary epistemology rivals its prevalence in contemporary ethics. Similarly, and more to the point, Berker finds epistemic consequentialism, epitomized by process reliabilism, to be as misguided and problematic as ethical consequentialism. This paper shows how Berker misconstrues process reliabilism and fails to pinpoint any new or substantial defects in it.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 131-143 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Episteme |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 16 2015 |
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- History and Philosophy of Science
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Reliabilism, veritism, and epistemic consequentialism. / Goldman, Alvin.
In: Episteme, Vol. 12, No. 2, 16.06.2015, p. 131-143.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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DO - 10.1017/epi.2015.25
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