William J Talbott: 2 books

Book cover of Human Rights and Human Well-Being
by William J. Talbott
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010

In the last half of the twentieth century, legalized segregation ended in the southern United States, apartheid ended in South Africa, women in many parts of the world came to be recognized as having equal rights with men, persons with disabilities came to be recognized as having rights to develop...
Book cover of The Reliability of the Cognitive Mechanism

The Reliability of the Cognitive Mechanism

A Mechanist Account of Empirical Justification

by William J. Talbott
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015

Originally published in 1990. Examining epistemic justification, truth and logic, this book works towards a holistic theory of knowledge. It discusses evidence, belief, reliability and many philosophical theories surrounding the nature of true knowledge. A thorough Preface updates the main work from when it was written in 1976 to include theories ascendant in the ‘80s.
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