The Nature of Knowledge: Can you be sure that you’re not living in the Matrix?
Epistemology (Theory of Knowledge)
Truth
Skepticism
Appearance and Reality
Rationalism
Empiricism
Relativism
Foundationalism
Direct Realism
Representative Realism
Phenomenalism
Defeasibility Theory
Reliability Theory
Explanationist Theory
René Descartes
John Locke
George Berkeley
The Nature of Knowledge : Can you be sure that you're not living in the Matrix? Strange New World
( http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/matrix_start.htm )
A game designed to explore the possibility of living in the Matrix from The Philosophers' Magazine Online Epistemology (Theory of Knowledge) Strange New World
(http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/matrix_start.htm)
A Matrix-like philosophical simulation by The Philosophers' Magazine Online The Analysis of Knowledge
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/knowledge-analysis/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Epistemology
(http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761573017/Epistemology.html)
Encarta article
Epistemology
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05506a.htm)
Catholic Encyclopedia article
Epistemology Research Guide
(http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~kak7409/EpistemologicalResearch.htm)
Collection of epistemology links maintained by Keith Korcz (University of Lousiana)
Theory of Knowledge
(http://www.princeton.edu/~jimpryor/courses/epist/notes/)
Handouts and lecture notes by James Pryor (Princeton University)
Epistemology Lecture Notes
(http://spot.colorado.edu/~tooley/LectureNotes.html)
Lecture notes by Michael Tooley (University of Colorado)
Knowledge
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/k9.htm)
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling (scroll down)
Epistemology links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Topics.aspx?TopiCode=Epis)
EpistemeLink link collection
Truth Truth
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/t/truth.htm)
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
The Correspondence Theory of Truth
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truth-correspondence/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
The Coherence Theory of Truth
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truth-coherence/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Truth
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15073a.htm)
Catholic Encyclopedia article
Objectivity and Truth: You'd Better Believe It
(http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/philo/faculty/dworkin/papers/objectivity.html)
Article by Ronald Dworkin (New York University)
Truth
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/t9.htm)
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Correspondence theory of truth
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/c9.htm)
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling (scroll down)
Coherence theory of truth
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/c5.htm)
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling (scroll down)
Pragmatic theory of truth
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/p7.htm)
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling (scroll down)
Skepticism Skepticism
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/skepticism/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Ancient Skepticism
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/skepticism-ancient/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Ancient Greek Skepticism
(http://www.iep.utm.edu/s/skepanci.htm)
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Contemporary Skepticism
(http://www.iep.utm.edu/s/skepcont.htm)
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Scepticism
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13516b.htm)
Catholic Encyclopedia article
Skepticism
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/s5.htm)
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling (scroll down)
Descartes's First Meditation
(http://www.princeton.edu/~jimpryor/courses/epist/notes/descartes1.html)
Lecture notes by James Pryor (Princeton University)
Appearance and Reality Epistemological Problems of Perception
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/perception-episprob/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
The Epistemology of Perception
(http://www.iep.utm.edu/e/epis-per.htm)
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Solipsism and the Problem of Other Minds
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/s/solipsis.htm)
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Continental Rationalism
(http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Rationalism)
Wikipedia article
Illusions and Ambiguous Figures
(http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cfs/305_html/Gestalt/Illusions.html)
Collection of classic illusions and ambiguous figures
Perceptual illusion
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/p2.htm)
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling (scroll down)
Rationalism Empiricism vs. Rationalism: The Debate Continues
(http://cogweb.ucla.edu/CogSci/Empiricism.html)
Brief historical overview by Francis F. Steen
Rationalism
(http://instruct.westvalley.edu/lafave/rationalism.html)
Overview of rationalism by Sandra LaFave (West Valley College)
Continental Rationalism vs. British Empiricism
(http://unr.edu/homepage/nickles/wthonors/rationalism-empiricism.htm)
Overview by Thomas Nichols (University of Nevada, Reno)
Rationalism
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/r.htm#ratm)
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Empiricism Classical British Empiricism
(http://www.loyno.edu/~folse/Empiricism.html)
Overview by Henry Folse (Loyola University)
Primary/secondary qualities
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/p9.htm#prq)
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Idealism
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/i.htm#idlm)
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Esse est percipi
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/e9.htm#esep)
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Association of ideas
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/a9.htm#assi)
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Relativism Cognitive Relativism
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/c/cog-rel.htm)
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Relativism
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/r/relativi.htm)
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Relativism
(http://www.friesian.com/relative.htm)
Detailed historical discussion by Kelley Ross (Friesian School Proceedings)
Relativism
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/r9.htm#relm)
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Foundationalism 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
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
Direct Realism Naive Realism
(http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=552884)
Oxford Companion to Philosophy article
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 - Adobe File)
Representative Realism Representative Realilsm
(http://www.philosophyonline.co.uk/tok/perception5.htm)
Overview from Philosophy Online Sense-Data and Cartesian Foundationalism
(http://www.princeton.edu/~jimpryor/courses/epist/notes/sense-data.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://artsci.wustl.edu/~philos/MindDict/phenomenalism.html)
Dictionary of the Philosophy of Mind entry
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
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)
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
René Descartes René Descartes
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/d/descarte.htm)
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
René Descartes' Life and Works
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-works/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Descartes' Epistemology
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-epistemology/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
History of Philosophy: Descartes
(http://www.class.uidaho.edu/mickelsen/texts/Weber%20-%20History/Descartes.htm)
Discussion of Descartes' life and thought by Alfred Weber (University of Strasburg)
René Descartes: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/desc.htm)
Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
Descartes' skepticism
(http://www.princeton.edu/~grosen/puc/phi203/descrartes.html)
Discussion by Gideon Rosen (Princeton University)
René Descartes and the legacy of mind/body dualism
(http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/Mind/Descartes.html)
Discussion by Robert H. Wozniak (Bryn Mawr College)
René Descartes and the Meditations on First Philosophy
(http://www.friesian.com/hist-2.htm)
Detailed discussion of Descartes' Meditations by Kelley Ross (Friesian School Proceedings)
John Locke John Locke
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/l/locke.htm)
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
John Locke
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
John Locke: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/lock.htm)
Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
History of Philosophy: John Locke
(http://www.class.uidaho.edu/mickelsen/texts/Weber%20-%20History/locke.htm)
Discussion of Locke's life and thought by Alfred Weber (University of Strasburg)
Locke links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Lock)
EpistemeLink link collection
George Berkeley George Berkeley
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/b/berkeley.htm)
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article George Berkeley
(http://www.trincoll.edu/depts/phil/philo/phils/berkeley.html)
Short biography of Berkeley from The Window
History of Philosophy: Berkeley
(http://www.class.uidaho.edu/mickelsen/texts/Weber%20-%20History/berkeley.htm)
Discussion of Berkeley's life and thought by Alfred Weber (University of Strasburg)
Berkeley links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Berk)
EpistemeLink link collection George Berkeley: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/berk.htm)
Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling | 