Constantin, Jan

Epistemic defeat : a treatment of defeat as an independent phenomenon / Jan Constantin; edited by Michael Esfeld. - Berlin : De Gruyter, 2021. - x, 286 p. - Epistemic studies : philosophy of science, cognition and mind ; 47 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book presents and defends a comprehensive theory of epistemic defeaters. It carefully examines the main types of defeaters and incorporates them into a broader framework designed to explain how beliefs lose their justification. The argument is made that defeaters create incompatibilities within a noetic system, triggering a structured re-evaluation process that ultimately makes the justified reinstatement of the defeated belief impossible.

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Belief and doubt.
Epistemic defeat.

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