Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Christiansen, Jesse Giles Author's Email Address jchristiansen2@gsu.edu URN etd-11272007-193136 Title Apriority in Naturalized Epistemology: Investigation Into a Modern Defense Degree Master of Arts Department Philosophy Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Dr. George W. Rainbolt Committee Chair Dr. Jessica Berry Committee Member Dr. Steve Jacobson Committee Member Keywords
- reliabilism
- moderate naturalism
- cognitive science
- a priori warrant
- innateness
- non-experientiality
- belief-forming processes
- apriority
- Naturalized epistemology
Date of Defense 2007-11-26 Availability unrestricted Abstract Versions of naturalized epistemology that overlook or reject apriority ignore innate belief-forming processes that provide much of the grounding for epistemic warrant. A rigorous analysis reveals that non-experiential ways of viewing apriority, such as innateness, establish the domain for a plausible naturalistic theory of a priori warrant. A moderate version of naturalistic epistemology that embraces the non-experiential feature of apriority and motivates future cognitive scientific research is the preferred account.Files
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