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Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments, 2/e
Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn
The Problem of Skepticism and Knowledge

Theories

Foundationalism



Foundationalism
(http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=552103&secid=.-&hh=1)

Oxford Companion to Philosophy article
Foundationalist Theories of Epistemic Justification
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/justep-foundational/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Foundationalism
(http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundationalism)

Wikipedia article
Cartesian Foundationalism
(http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~cheathwo/Phil100/descartes.html)

Lecture notes by Chris Heathwood (University of Massachusetts)
The Given Theory
(http://www.princeton.edu/~jimpryor/courses/epist/notes/given.html)

Lecture notes by James Pryor (Princeton University)
Foundationalism v. Coherentism
(http://www.geocities.com/perignor/essays/foundationalism.html)

Comparison of foundationalism and coherentism by Michael David
Foundationalism, Skepticism, Coherentism
(http://personal.bgsu.edu/~roberth/coherence.html)

Description and critique of foundationalism by Robert Bass (Bowling Green State University)
Support for Fallible Foundationalism
(http://www.truthawakens.com/philosophy/foundationalism.htm)

Article supporting foundationalism by Josh Peete
Can Classical Foundationalism Survive Armstrong's Attack?
(http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Andrew_Lilico/CF.htm)

Article defending foundationalism by Andrew Lilico

Direct Realism



Naive Realism
(http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=552884)

Oxford Companion to Philosophy article
Naive Realism and the Argument from Illusion
(http://www.rdg.ac.uk/AcaDepts/ld/Philos/jmp2PercepNaiveRealism.htm)

Lecture notes from the University of Reading
Direct Realism
(http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_realism)

Wikipedia article
A Direct Realist Account of Perceptual Awareness
(http://home.sprynet.com/~owl1/dis.htm)

Dissertation by Michael Huemer (University of Colorado)
In Search of Direct Realism
(http://philosophy.rutgers.edu/EVENTS/EPIS2002/bonjour.pdf)

Critique of direct realism by Lawrence Bonjour (University of Washington)

Representative Realism



Representative Theory of Perception
(http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=553404&secid=.-&hh=1)

Oxford Companion to Philosophy Article
Representative Realilsm
(http://www.philosophyonline.co.uk/tok/perception5.htm)

Overview from Philosophy Online
Perception and Sense Data
(http://www.princeton.edu/~jimpryor/courses/epist/notes/sensedata.html)

Lecture notes by James Pryor (Princeton University)
Representative Realism and Primary and Secondary Qualities
(http://www.ipfw.edu/phil/faculty/Strayer/qualities.PDF)

Overview by Jeff Strayer (Purdue University)

Phenomenalism



Phenomenalism
(http://www.xrefer.com/entry/553132)

Oxford Companion to Philosophy article
Phenomenalism
(http://artsci.wustl.edu/~philos/MindDict/phenomenalism.html)

Dictionary of the Philosophy of Mind entry
Berkeley vs. Locke
(http://www.dur.ac.uk/philosophy.department/modules/kandr/rfh/KR5.HTM)

Lecture notes from the University of Durham
Phenomenalism
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/p2.htm#phnm)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling

Defeasibility Theory



The Gettier Problem
(http://www.princeton.edu/~jimpryor/courses/epist/notes/gettier.html)

Lecture notes by James Pryor (Princeton University
The Gettier Problem: Criticizing Defeasibility
(http://www.physics.sfsu.edu/~dnidever/homepage/ideas/getpaper2.doc)

Article by David Nidever

Casual Theory



Gettier Counterexamples and the Causal Theory
(http://www.rdg.ac.uk/AcaDepts/ld/Philos/jmp2Gettier&CausalTheory.htm)

Lecture notes from the University of Reading
Causality in Knowledge and Foundationalism
(http://www-personal.umich.edu/~djbaker/00_causality.htm)

Article by David J. Baker (University of Michigan)
Non-evidentialist Theories of Knowledge and Justification
(http://www.wmcarey.edu/philosophy/phi350/feldman-ch5.doc)

Essay by Richard Feldman (University of Rochester)

Reliability Theory



Goldman's Reliabilism
(http://www.princeton.edu/~jimpryor/courses/epist/notes/goldman2.html)

Lecture notes by James Pryor (Princeton University)
A Rationale for Reliabilism
(http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~kbach/ratrel.htm)

Article by Kent Bach (San Francisco State University)
A Tale of Two Justifications: Knowledge and the New Evil Demon Problem
(http://home.earthlink.net/~marklowe/philosophy/justifications.html)

Critique of reliabilism by Mark Lowe
What must be added to true belief in order to have knowledge?
(http://philosophy.rutgers.edu/EVENTS/EPIS2002/foley.pdf)

Critique of reliabilism by Richard Foley (New York University)

Explanationist Theory



Explanation and Epistemology
(http://www.unc.edu/~ujanel/Moser.htm)

Article by William G. Lycan








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