CEFISES Seminar: Alexander Bird, “Against Externalism”
Channel: CEFISES at UCLouvain
Date: 2022-04-20

Series: OLOFOS

Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between empiricism and epistemological internalism.  The two positions are logically independent.  Nonetheless, I argue that the only reasonable motivation for empiricism is internalism.  An epistemological externalist has no good reason to be an empiricist.  (Note: this does not mean that an externalist should be a rationalist.  The empiricism versus rationalism debate should be of interest only to internalists.)  I look at some of the consequences for philosophy of science.