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Overview"This monograph is both an intellectual summation as well as a philosophical advancement of key themes of the work of Keith Lehrer on several key topics--including knowledge, self-trust, autonomy, and consciousness. He here attempts to integrate these themes and develop an intellectual system that can constructively solve philosophical problems. The system is indebted to the modern work of Sellars, Quine, and Chisholm, as well as historically to Hume and Reid. At the core of this system lies Lehrer's theory of knowledge, which he previously called a coherence theory of knowledge but now calls a defensibility theory. Lehrer argues that knowledge requires the capacity to justify or defend the target claim of knowledge in terms of a background system. Defensibility is an internal capacity supplied by that system to meet objections to the claim. This theory however leaves open the problem of ""experience""--noted by other philosophers--i.e. how to explain the special role of experience in a background system even granted we are fallible in describing it. Lehrer offers a solution to the problem of experience, arguing that reflection on experience converts the experience itself into an exemplar, something like a sample that becomes a vehicle or term of representation. The exemplar represents itself and extends to represent the external world. It exhibits something about evidence and truth concerning experience that, as Wittgenstein noted, cannot be fully described but can only be shown. Exemplar representation is the missing link of a background system to truth about the world." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Keith Lehrer (University of Arizona)Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 9780190884307ISBN 10: 0190884304 Publication Date: 01 February 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsLehrer's book is an excellent contribution to contemporary epistemology. It is a detailed reflection on a central divide for theories of knowledge. It is well-worth working through this latest of Lehrer's superb contributions to epistemology. -- Ted Poston, N/A, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Author InformationKeith Lehrer is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Arizona Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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