This book contains twelve chapters by leading and up-and-coming philosophers on metaepistemology, that is, on the nature, existence and authority of epistemic facts. One of the central divides in metaepistemology is between epistemic realists and epistemic anti-realists. Epistemic realists think that epistemic facts (such as the fact that you ought to believe what your evidence supports) exist independently of human judgements and practices, and that they have authority over our judgements and practices. Epistemic anti-realists think that, if epistemic facts exist at all, they are grounded in human judgements and practices, and gain any authority they have from our judgements and practices. This book considers both epistemic realist and anti-realist perspectives, as well as perspectives that 'transcend' the realism/anti-realism dichotomy. As such, it constitutes the 'state of the art' with regard to metaepistemology, and will shape the debate in years to come.
Brings together a wide range of different philosophical perspectives on epistemic ontology, ranging from the traditional to the more novel
Introduction, Christos Kyriacou and Robin McKenna.- Part I: Epistemic Realism.- 1. The Core Expressivist Manoeuvre, Terence Cuneo.- 2. Epistemic Reductionism and the Moral-Epistemic Disparity, Chris Heathwood.- 3. From Moral Fixed Points to Epistemic Fixed Points, Christos Kyriacou.- 4. Normative Reasons for Mentalism, Eva Schmidt.- 5. Epistemic Consequentialism: Haters Gonna Hate, Nathaniel Sharadin.- Part II: Epistemic Anti-Realism.- 6. Knowledge, Reasons, and Errors about Error Theory, Charles Côté-Bouchard and Clayton Littlejohn.- 7. Constitutivism about Epistemic Normativity, Christopher Cowie and Alexander Greenberg.- 8. Correctness and Goodness, Allan Hazlett.- 9. The Genealogy of Relativism and Absolutism, Martin Kusch and Robin McKenna.- 10. Reasons Primitivism and Epistemic Expressivism, Teemu Toppinen.- Part III: Beyond the Realism/Anti-Realism Divide.- 11. What Anti-Realism about Hinges Could Possibly Be, Annalisa Coliva.- 12. Epistemic Schmagency?, A.K. Flowerree.
