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A Dynamical Perspective on the Generality Problem

Stephens, Andreas LU orcid ; Tjøstheim, Trond A. LU ; Roszko, Maximilian LU orcid and Olsson, Erik J LU (2021) In Acta Analytica 36(3). p.409-422
Abstract
The generality problem is commonly considered to be a critical difficulty for reliabilism. In this paper, we present a dynamical perspective on the problem in the spirit of naturalized epistemology. According to this outlook, it is worth investigating how token belief-forming processes instantiate specific types in the biological agent’s cognitive architecture (including other relevant embodied features) and background experience, consisting in the process of attractor-guided neural activation. While our discussion of the generality problem assigns “scientific types” to token processes, it represents a unified account in the sense that it incorporates contextual and common sense features emphasized by other authors.
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Dynamical systems, The generality problem, Naturalistic epistemology, Reliabilism
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Acta Analytica
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36
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3
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14 pages
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Springer
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  • scopus:85099354063
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0353-5150
DOI
10.1007/s12136-020-00458-6
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Cognitive Philosophy Research Group (CogPhi)
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English
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