Contextualism, Factivity and Closure A Union That Should Not Take Place? /

• Main Authors: Leardi, Stefano (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Vassallo, Nicla (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy,
• Subjects: Epistemology.; Mathematical logic.; Mathematical Logic and Foundations.

This book analyses an inconsistency within epistemic contextualism known as the factivity problem. It also provides key insights into epistemic contextualism, an important innovation in contemporary epistemology, enabling readers to gain a better understanding of the various solutions to the factivi...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Is Epistemic Contextualism an Inconsistent Theory?
• 3. Solving the Factivity Problem
• 4. Two Promising Approaches
• 5. Conclusions. .