externalist

Speech parts

1. externalist - Noun

2. externalist - Adjective

Meaning

externalist (comparative more externalist, superlative most externalist)

(epistemology) Contending that there are non-internal factors which can affect the justificatory status of a belief

externalist (plural externalists)

One who adheres to externalist beliefs

Examples

According to the externalist, a believer need not have any internal access or cognitive grasp of any reasons or facts which make her belief justified. Source: Internet

O'Brien 2006, p. 184 Internalism and externalism Foundationalism can take internalist and externalist forms. Source: Internet

For example, an externalist response to the Gettier problem is to say that, in order for a justified true belief to count as knowledge, there must be a link or dependency between the belief and the state of the external world. Source: Internet

Similarly, critics of externalist foundationalism argue that only mental states or properties the believer is aware of could make a belief justified. Source: Internet

The reasons externalist answers in the affirmative ("Yes, Sasha has a reason not to steal from that poor person." Source: Internet

In addition to this, externalist accounts of knowledge, such as Nozick's, are often forced to reject closure in cases where it is intuitively valid. Source: Internet

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