Seemings and the Foundations of Justification: A Defense of Phenomenal Conservatism [Hardcover]

Introduction  1. Classical Deontologism  2. Immediate Justification and Seemings Foundationalism  3. Some Objections to Phenomenal Conservatism  4. What Are Seemings?  5. Foundationalism Defended  6. The Case for Seemings Exclusivism  7. Against Epistemic Conservatism  8. A Reidian Argument for Phenomenal Conservatism, Part I: Some Seemings  9. A Reidian Argument for Phenomenal Conservatism, Part II: All Seemings

All justified beliefs ultimately rest on attitudes that are immediately justified. This book illuminates the nature of immediate justification and the states that provide it. Simply put, immediate justification arises from how things appear to us--from all and only our seemings.

Blake McAllister presents a highly original and well-argued defense of phenomenal conservatism. With such able defenders, there is a reason that phenomenal conservatism is an increasingly popular view of epistemic justification.

Logan Paul Gage, Franciscan University of Steubenville, USA

All justified beliefs ultimately rest on attitudes that are immediately justified. This book illuminates the nature of immediate justification and the states that provide it. Simply put, immediate justification arises from how things appear to usfrom all and only our seemings.

The author defends each aspect of this seemings foundationalism, including the assumption of foundationalism itself. Most notably, the author draws from common sense philosopher Thomas Reid to present new and improved arguments for phenomenal conservatism and gives the first systematic argument that seemings alone are capable of immediately justifying. The discussion delves deeply into the nature of seemings and how it is that theilc