An appraisal of the evolution of some of the main themes in sosa’s epistemology

In this article, I propose to trace the evolution of three central concepts in Sosa’s epistemology: the distinction between animal and reflective knowledge, closure principles, and the safety condition. These three planks played a central role in the early presentations of Sosa’s epistemology, but h...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Comesaña, Juan
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2022
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repository:Trans/Form/Ação (Online)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www2.marilia.unesp.br:article/10969
Online Access:https://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/transformacao/article/view/10969
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Ernest Sosa
Virtue Epistemology
Safety
Closure
Reflection
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Summary:In this article, I propose to trace the evolution of three central concepts in Sosa’s epistemology: the distinction between animal and reflective knowledge, closure principles, and the safety condition. These three planks played a central role in the early presentations of Sosa’s epistemology, but have recently undergone interesting changes.