Warrant and proper function

The author argues that what is crucial to turning true belief into knowledge is the 'proper functioning' of one's cognitive faculties, and this clears the way for the proposal that a belief is warranted whenever it is the product of properly functioning cognitive processes.

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Main Author: Plantinga, Alvin 1932- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Oxford Oxford University Press 1993
In:Year: 1993
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Cognition theory
Further subjects:B Belief and doubt
B Cognition
B Knowledge, Theory of
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:The author argues that what is crucial to turning true belief into knowledge is the 'proper functioning' of one's cognitive faculties, and this clears the way for the proposal that a belief is warranted whenever it is the product of properly functioning cognitive processes.
ISBN:019987221X
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/0195078640.001.0001