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    Alvin Goldman

    Alvin Goldman

    contemporaryAnalytic Philosophy

    1938 – 2024

    Alvin Goldman (1938-2024) was an American philosopher known for foundational work in epistemology and philosophy of mind. He developed reliabilism as a theory of justified belief and pioneered social epistemology as a distinct subfield.

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    Notable Achievements

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    Developed reliabilism as a theory of epistemic justification

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    Founded social epistemology as a systematic field of inquiry

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    Advanced the causal theory of knowing

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    Contributed to simulation theory in philosophy of mind

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    Authored 'Epistemology and Cognition' (1986) and 'Knowledge in a Social World' (1999)

    Positions & Arguments

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    Skepticism

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    Boyd's abductive argument for scientific methodology's reliability still stands

    Truth & Knowledge

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    Boyd's abductive argument for scientific methodology's reliability still stands

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    Testimonial justification can be generated through a chain of testimony even when the transmitting testifier lacks justified belief

    Perception

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    Experiences with any kind of content (including nonconceptual) can stand in evidential relations to beliefs.

    Moral Responsibility

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    Doug is not obligated at 2 pm to eat a healthy meal at 6 pm

    Justice & Punishment

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    Doug is not obligated at 2 pm to eat a healthy meal at 6 pm

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    Analytic Philosophy

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    Truth & Knowledge2
    Perception1
    Skepticism1
    Justice & Punishment1
    Moral Responsibility1

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