Norms, Naturalism and Epistemology
Knowles, J.![Norms, Naturalism and Epistemology](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/170/1702837/CHSBZCOP031702837.jpg)
In the field of epistemology, naturalism holds that there are no a priori norms for guiding our belief-formation: we must start our inquiries in situ , assuming some beliefs and the general reliability of our basic cognitive practices to justify others. Naturalized epistemology seeks to motivate norms for cognitive enquiry on such a naturalistic basis. The author argues that, whilst naturalism must be embraced, this more abmitious project is i...