Epistemology Reading List
I. Books
Majors and Minors Read:
1. Lehrer, Theory of Knouledge z. Pollock, Contemporary Theories of Knouledge
Majors Only Read:
3. Harman,Thought 4. Foley, Theory of Epistemic Rationality
II. Articles Starced readings arefor majors and minors, unst{trred readings in this section 'arefor majors only.
Overview
*Pryor, J. zoor. "Highlights of Recent Epistemology," British Journalfor the Philosophy of Science, 52:95-124 Justification
*Alston, William P. 1985. "Concepts of Epistemic Justification," Monist 68
"Goldman, Alvin. tg79."What is Justified Belief?" In Justification and Knowledge, ed. G.S. Pappas, 1-23. Dordrecht: D. Reidel.
Steup, M. r988."The Deontic Conception of Epistemic Justification," Philosophical Studies S3: 65-84.
Feldman & Conee. 198b. "Evidentialism," Philosophical Studies 48: t5-34.
Foundationalisrn & Coherentism
BonJour, L. t978. "Can Empirical Knowledge Have a Foundation?" American Philosophical Quarterly , 1b . 1: 1- 13 .
" BonJour , L. tggg . "The Dialectic of Foundationalism and Coherentism, " in Blacktuell Guide to Epistemology, ed. Greco & Sosa, 117-742.
* Klein, P. zoo4. "Infinitism is the Solution to the Regress Problem," in ContempororA Debates in Epistemology, ed. Sosa, E. and Steup, M. Blackwell. (Ian Euans hcs written a long expositional paper on Klein's uiews, so contact him if you'd like a copy.)
Epistemic Circularity
"Van Cleve, James. rg7g. "Foundationalism, Epistemic Principles, and the Cartesian Circle," Philosophical Reuietu 8B : 55-9r. Knowledge & Warrant
"Gettier, E. 1963. "Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?" Analysis 2J: r2r-123.
Goldman, A. t967. "Causal Theory of Knowledge," Journal of Philosophy 64: 357-372.
"Lehrer & Paxson. 1969. "Knowledge: Undefeated, Justified, True Belief," Journal of Philosophy, 66: 225-257.
Nozick, R. t98r. Philosophical Explanations. (Chapter 3, $r).
Skepticism
Nozick, R. r98r. Philosophical Explanations. (Chapter 3, $z). *lJnger, P. zoo6 "An Argument for Skepticism," Philosophical Papers, uol.I, pp. 37-68. Contextualism
"Cohen, S. 1998. "How to be a Fallibilist". Philosophical Perspectiues 2: gr-r23.
DeRose, K. r99S, "Solving the Skeptical Problem," Philosophical ReuieLU ro4: r-52. Externalism
Alston, W. r99S. "How to Think About Reliability," Philosophical Topics 2g: r-29.
" Plantinga, A. r9BB. "Positive Epistemic Status and Proper Function," Philosophical Perspectiues
Dretske, F. Knouledge and the Flotu of Informahon (Chapters 4 & 5) Internalism vs. Externalism
Bergmann, M. "Internalism, Externalism and the No-Defeater Condition," *BonJour, L. r98o. "Externalist Theories of Empirical Knowledge," Midtuest Studies 5: 3
53-74.
"Goldman , A.tggg. "Internalism Exposed ," Journal of Philosophy 96.6: 271-293. Naturalism
" Quine, W.V. O. 1969. " Epistemology Naturali zed " in Ontolo g ical Relatiuity
Kornblith, H. 1988. Naturalizing Epistemology. Cambridge: MIT Press. (Introduction only) III. Topics in Epistemolory
Majors pick ttuo of thefollotuing topics, minors pick one.
r. Disagreement:
Feldman, Richard. 2006. "Some Epistemological Puzzles about Disagreement" in Epistemology Futures, ed. S. Heatherington OUP, zt6-236.
Kelly, Thomas. 2oo5. "The Epistemic Status of Disagreement," Oxford Studies in Epistemology, eds. J. Hawthorne & T. Gendler OUP, r67-t96.
z. Testimony:
Lackey, J . tggg."Testimonial Knowledge and Transmission". Philo sophical Quarterly, 49: 1g7,pg. 47r-49o.
Graham, P. zooo. "Transferring Knowledge". Nous, 34:1, pg. 131-152.
3. Doxastic Voluntarism:
J. Heil. 1983. "Doxastic Agency," Philosophical Studies 43.3: 355.
M. Clarke. 1986. "Doxastic Voluntarism and Forced Belief," Philosophical Studies 50.1: 39.
Sosa, E. 1985. "Knowledge and Intellectual Virtue," Monist.68.z:zz6-245.
Greco, J. zooz. "Virtues in Epistemolog1r," inThe Oxford Handbook of Epistemology, ed. Paul Moser
5. A Priori Knowledge
Bonjour, L. zoo4. "In Defense of the A Priori," in ContempororA Debates in 4
Epistemology, ed. Sosa, E. and Steup, M. Blackwell.
Devitt, M. zoo4. "There Is no A Priori," in ContempororA Debates in Epistemology, ed. Sosa, E. and Steup, M. Blackwell.
(optional: Deuitt and Bonjour replies in same collection)