Reformed epistemologists is an unofficial characterization of a philosophical movement in the Anglo-Saxon world. But most leading reformed epistemologists are from North America. Reformed epistemologists generally are seen as part of analytical philosophy.
Although the emphasis lies on epistemology, the reformed epistemologist movement does pay attention to other fields of philosophy: philosophy of religion, ontology, philosophy of language, anti-foundationalism and ethics, to name just a few.
Some typical philosophical concepts or attitudes of reformed epistemologists are:
- strong emphasis on common sense approach (epistemology), often based on Thomas Reid, John Locke
- belief in creation (ontology)
- beliefs are seen as properly basic (epistemology)
- a realist conception of thruth (epistemology)
- oppose to foundationalism (epistemology)
- critical towards the standard analysis of knowledge with regard to the condition of justification
- see words and sentences as cariers for meaning (philosophy of language)
- oppose to argument from evil (philosophy of religion)
- Free will defense
- oppose to postmodernism
- oppose to exclusivism (epistemology, philosophy of religion)
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