Evidence and inquiry : towards reconstruction in epistemology

In this important new work, Haack develops an original theory of empirical evidence or justification, and argues its appropriateness to the goals of inquiry. In so doing, Haack provides detailed critical case studies of Lewisa s foundationalism; Davidsona s and Bonjoura s coherentism; Poppera s a epistemology without a knowing subjecta ; Quinea s naturalism; Goldmana s reliabilism; and Rortya s, Sticha s, and the Churchlandsa recent obituaries of epistemology.