Journal article
Phenomenal conservatism, classical foundationalism, and internalist justification
Philosophical studies, Vol.162(2), pp.119-141
01/2013
DOI: 10.1007/s11098-011-9751-0
Abstract
In “Compassionate Phenomenal Conservatism” (2007), “Phenomenal Conservatism and the Internalist Intuition” (2006), and Skepticism and the Veil of Perception (2001), Michael Huemer endorses the principle of phenomenal conservatism, according to which appearances or seemings constitute a fundamental source of (defeasible) justification for belief. He claims that those who deny phenomenal conservatism, including classical foundationalists, are in a self-defeating position, for their views cannot be both true and justified; that classical foundationalists have difficulty accommodating false introspective beliefs; and that phenomenal conservatism is most faithful to the central internalist intuition. I argue that Huemer’s self-defeat argument fails, that classical foundationalism is able to accommodate fallible introspective beliefs, and that classical foundationalism has no difficulty accommodating a relatively clear internalist intuition. I also show that the motivation for phenomenal conservatism is less than clear.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Phenomenal conservatism, classical foundationalism, and internalist justification
- Creators
- Ali Hasan - Department of Philosophy University of Iowa 272 English-Philosophy Building Iowa City IA 52242-1408 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Philosophical studies, Vol.162(2), pp.119-141
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands; Dordrecht
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11098-011-9751-0
- ISSN
- 0031-8116
- eISSN
- 1573-0883
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Philosophy
- Record Identifier
- 9984002584602771
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