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How do we know what we know? What have wisdom, prudence and studiousness to do with justifying our beliefs? Jay Wood begins this introduction to epistemology by taking an extended look at the idea of knowing within the context of the intellectual virtues. He then surveys current views of foundationalism, epistemic justification and reliabilism. Finally he examines the relationship of epistemology...

of my cherished beliefs? Should I give up my belief? Should I retain it? Must I personally rebut the objection threatening my belief? Perhaps I believe that some intellectual champion from my community has offered a successful rebuttal; can I be a beneficiary of this work and now ignore the objection? How much time do I have to rebut the objection to my belief? Must I do it on the spot, or do I have some time to mull things over? What if I believe myself to have successfully rebutted an objection
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