Rational Understanding

<p>This book develops a novel account of the connections between justification understanding and knowledge. It lays the foundation for a more systematic and interconnected treatment of these central notions in epistemology.</p><p>The author’s key move is to show first that a specific conception of doxastic justification constitutes our best point of entry into questions pertaining to a subject’s ability to secure understanding of reality. Second that the traditional order of analysis when it comes to the connection between understanding and knowledge should be reversed: knowledge itself is best conceived of in terms of a specific type of understanding.</p><p><i>Rational Understanding</i> will appeal to scholars and advanced students working in epistemology and philosophy of science.</p><p>The Open Access version of this book available at www.taylorfrancis.com has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.</p>