![]() ![]() The book concludes with an account of the correspondence theory of empirical truth and an argument that systems of empirical belief which satisfy the coherentist standard of justification are also likely to be true. Lehrer has laid out an elaborate coherence account of justification in his Theory of Knowledge. In the second part he explores a coherence theory of empirical knowledge and argues that a defensible theory must incorporate an adequate conception of observation. ISBN 13: 9780674843813 The Structure of Empirical Knowledge - Softcover BonJour, Laurence 4.45 avg rating ( 22 ratings by Goodreads) Softcover ISBN 10: 0674843819 ISBN 13: 9780674843813 Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1988 This specific ISBN edition is currently not available. The first part of the book offers a systematic exposition of foundationalist views and formulates a general argument to show that no variety of foundationalism provides an acceptable account of empirical justification. Here BonJour sets out the most extensive antifoundationalist argument yet developed. What looks like a pyramid is in fact a dead end, a blind alley.īetter by far to choose the raft. Nevertheless, the attempt is very serious, original, and worthy of careful study. The key to answering the objections to a coherence theory is an account of observational knowledge. ![]() There are two options-the solid securing of the ancient foundationalist pyramid or the risky adventure of the new coherentist raft.įor the foundationalist like Descartes each piece of knowledge can be stacked to build a pyramid. In general Bonjour offers his proposal for a coherentist theory of empirical knowledge by laying down a large sketchy picture at sorne points the lines are so quick and rough that his arguments may appear naive. How must our knowledge be systematically organized in order to justify our beliefs? ![]()
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