Lyons, J. C. (2013) Should reliabilists be worried about demon worlds? Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 86(1), pp. 1-40. (doi: 10.1111/j.1933-1592.2012.00614.x)
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Abstract
The New Evil Demon Problem is supposed to show that straightforward versions of reliabilism are false: reliability is not necessary for justification after all. I argue that it does no such thing. The reliabilist can count a number of beliefs as justified even in demon worlds, others as unjustified but having positive epistemic status nonetheless. The remaining beliefs---primarily perceptual beliefs---are not, on further reflection, intuitively justified after all. The reliabilist is right to count these beliefs as unjustified in demon worlds, and it is a challenge for the internalist to be able to do so as well.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Lyons, Professor Jack |
| Authors: | Lyons, J. C. |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > Philosophy |
| Journal Name: | Philosophy and Phenomenological Research |
| Publisher: | Wiley, with the Philosophy Documentation Center |
| ISSN: | 0031-8205 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1933-1592 |
| Published Online: | 24 August 2012 |
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