Coherentism, Contextualism and Naturalized Epistemology

(Originally written September 29, 2006 in Epistemology)

Fumerton's criticism of coherentism:
1. The coherentist conception of justification is too weak
2. The coherentist regress problem
3. The coherentist criterion of justification is too strong

Annis:

epistemic justification is relative to social context. The issue context and the issue importance form the justification.

Contexually Basic Belief - a belief that does not depend on any other beliefs

Naturalized epistemology
-The psychology underlying our beliefs
-The neurobiology underlying our beliefs
-The sociological aspects underlying our beliefs

Criticisms of Naturalized epistemology
1. When is a justification of a belief necessary?
2. What counts as a justification in this social context?