Contextualism: An Explanation and Defense

摘要: In epistemology, “contextualism” denotes a wide variety of more-or-less closely related positions according to which the issues knowledge or justification are somehow relative context. I will proceed by first explicating position call contextualism, and distinguishing that from some in sometimes also go name “contextualism”. I’ll then present answer what seems many most pressing objections contextualism as construe it, indicate main positive motivations for accepting view. Among epistemologists I’ve spoken with who have an opinion on matter, think it’s fair say majority reject contextualism. However, resistance has this point been largely underground, little way sustained arguments against appearing journals, though begun see various papers manuscript form critical Here, respond criticism that, my travels, found be pervasive producing suspicion about