Chapter 7 — Epistemology

7.1 What Epistemology Studies

How to Do Epistemology

Conceptual Analysis and Counterexamples

Arguments

Research

The Normative Nature of Epistemology

A Preliminary Look at Knowledge

Ways of Knowing

Things You Can Know: Types of Knowledge

Truth


7.2 Knowledge

Plato and the Traditional Account of Knowledge

Problems with the Traditional Account of Knowledge

Dharmakirti's Mirage

Russell's Case

Fake Barn Country

Fixing Plato's Traditional Account of Knowledge

No False Premises

Ruling Out Defeaters and Alternatives

The Problem with Justification


7.3 Justification

The Nature of Justification

Internalism and Externalism

An Example of Internalism: Ruling Out Relevant Alternatives

An Example of Externalism: Causal Theories

Theories of Justification

Foundationalism

Coherence

The Fallible Nature of Justification


7.4 Skepticism

Global Skepticism

The Dream Argument

The Evil Demon Argument

Putnam's Brain in a Vat

General Structure of Global Skeptical Arguments

Responses to Global Skepticism

Moore

Contextualism

Skepticism in Specific Domains


7.5 Applied Epistemology

Social Epistemology

Testimony

Peer Disagreement

Group Justification

Standpoint Epistemology

Epistemic Injustice

Testimonial Injustice

Hermeneutical Injustice