The Reliability of Sense Perception

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philosophical book work in epistemology

The Reliability of Sense Perception is a major work in epistemology by William Alston that defends the justificatory role of perceptual experience in forming rational beliefs about the external world.

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instanceOf	philosophical book ⓘ work in epistemology ⓘ
addresses	the epistemic status of perceptual practices ⓘ the nature of epistemic justification ⓘ the problem of the criterion ⓘ the relationship between experience and belief ⓘ
author	William P. Alston NERFINISHED ⓘ
concerns	how perceptual beliefs can be rationally grounded ⓘ whether sense perception is a basic source of knowledge ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
critiques	classical foundationalism ⓘ radical skepticism about the external world ⓘ strong internalist requirements on justification ⓘ
defends	a moderate foundationalist picture of justification ⓘ a reliabilist account of epistemic justification ⓘ the justificatory role of perceptual experience ⓘ the rationality of relying on sense perception ⓘ
field	analytic philosophy ⓘ theory of knowledge ⓘ
genre	academic monograph ⓘ
hasInfluenced	contemporary discussions of reliabilism ⓘ debates on the epistemology of perception ⓘ work on religious epistemology by William P. Alston ⓘ
intendedAudience	advanced students of philosophy ⓘ professional philosophers ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainClaim	perceptual experience can confer justification on beliefs about the external world ⓘ sense perception is a generally reliable source of belief ⓘ skeptical challenges to perceptual justification can be answered ⓘ we are prima facie justified in trusting our perceptual practices ⓘ
mainTopic	epistemic justification ⓘ epistemic practices ⓘ epistemology ⓘ external world ⓘ foundationalism ⓘ internalism and externalism in epistemology ⓘ justification of perceptual belief ⓘ perceptual experience ⓘ rational belief ⓘ reliabilism ⓘ sense perception ⓘ
philosophicalPositionSupported	epistemic externalism ⓘ moderate foundationalism about justification ⓘ reliabilist theory of justification ⓘ
philosophicalTradition	Anglo-American analytic philosophy ⓘ

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