Why Access to Evidence is not a Necessary Condition for Knowledge? Cover Image

Защо достъпът до свидетелства не е необходимо условие за наличието на знание?
Why Access to Evidence is not a Necessary Condition for Knowledge?

Author(s): Marina Bakalova
Subject(s): Philosophy, Epistemology
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: epistemic externalism; epistemic internalism; evidence; justification

Summary/Abstract: This article is inspired by a long-lasting debate with a friend and colleague of mine Anna Ivanova about the role of evidence in a general analysis of knowledge. The article summarizes the key points in the debate between epistemic internalists and epistemic externalists, and highlights some of the major arguments undermining the epistemic internalism, according to which access to evidence is not a necessary condition for knowledge.

  • Issue Year: 27/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 85-91
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Bulgarian