The genealogical method in epistemology



Kusch, Martin and McKenna, Robin ORCID: 0000-0001-5129-7850
(2020) The genealogical method in epistemology. Synthese, 197 (3). pp. 1057-1076.

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Abstract

In 1990 Edward Craig published a book called Knowledge and the State of Nature in which he introduced and defended a genealogical approach to epistemology. In recent years Craig’s book has attracted a lot of attention, and his distinctive approach has been put to a wide range of uses including anti-realist metaepistemology, contextualism, relativism, anti-luck virtue epistemology, epistemic injustice, value of knowledge, pragmatism and virtue epistemology. While the number of objections to Craig’s approach has accumulated, there has been no sustained attempt to develop answers to these objections. In this paper we provide answers to seven important objections in the literature.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Edward Craig, Genealogy, Philosophical methodology, Knowledge, Relativism
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 12 Sep 2018 15:40
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 01:17
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-018-1675-1
Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-018-1675-1
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3026168