Editing Epistemology (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Analyzing</span> ==
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|+ Core Epistemological Theories Compared
! Theory !! Justification Source !! Strength !! Weakness
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| Foundationalism || Basic self-evident beliefs || Explains structure of knowledge || Disputed which beliefs are foundational
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| Coherentism || Mutual coherence of beliefs || No mysterious foundations || Coherent yet false systems possible
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| Reliabilism || Reliable cognitive process || Handles testimony and perception well || Epistemic agents may not know if process is reliable
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| Virtue epistemology || Intellectual virtues || Integrates ethics and epistemology || Hard to specify virtues precisely
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| Pragmatism || What works / has practical consequences || Grounded in action || Can justify useful but false beliefs
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'''Classic puzzles''': The problem of induction (Hume: no logical justification for inferring the future from the past). The problem of other minds (how do I know other beings are conscious?). The regress problem (each justified belief requires a justifier — how does this end?). The lottery paradox (justified to believe each lottery ticket will lose; unjustified to conclude all will lose). The paradox of the heap (sorites).
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