Evidentialism Essays in Epistemology [Hardcover]

Evidentialism is a theory of knowledge whose essence is the traditional idea that the justification of factual knowledge is entirely a matter of evidence. Earl Conee and Richard Feldman present the definitive exposition and defence of this much-contested theory. They argue that evidentialism is an asset virtually everywhere in epistemology, from getting started legitimately to refuting skepticism. The volume collects the authors' renowned work on the topic and adds substantial new material, making it the prime resource in evidentialism for all epistemologists.

Introduction
A. General Issues
1. First Things First,EC
2. The Basic Nature of Epistemic Justification,EC
3. Internalism Defended; Afterword,EC and RF
4. Evidentialism; Afterword,RF and EC
B. Critical Discussions
5. Authoritarian Epistemology,RF
6. The Generality Problem for Reliabilism,EC and RF
7. The Ethics of Belief,RF
C. Developments and Applications
8. The Justification of Introspective Beliefs,RF
9. Having Evidence; Afterword,RF
10. The Truth Connection; Afterword,EC
11. Heeding Misleading Evidence,EC
12. Making Sense of Skepticism,RF and EC

InEvidentialism,Conee and Feldman admirably and effectively defend a traditional epistemological view they call evidentialism from its externalist critics. ... The papers are remarkably cohesive...exceptionally clear, precise, and well-argued...a model of philosophical writing. ... Internalists and externalists alike cannot afford to ignore the work of Conee and Feldman in this outstanding collection. They represent a powerful voice in the defense of an important epistemological tradition. --Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews