2017/01/01 by Alan H\'aje, Hanti Lin · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · #Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics #Philosophy and Theoretical Science #Philosophy and History of Science
paper · doi:10.11612/resphil.1540
openalex publication_date 2017/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
So-called 'traditional epistemology' and 'Bayesian epistemology' share a word, but it may often seem that the enterprises hardly share a subject matter. They differ in their central concepts. They differ in their main concerns. They differ in their main theoretical moves. And they often differ in their methodology. However, in the last decade or so, there have been a number of attempts to build bridges between the two epistemologies. Indeed, many would say that there is just one branch of philosophy here - epistemology. There is a common subject matter after all. In this paper, we begin by playing the role of a 'bad cap', emphasizing many apparent points of disconnection, and even conflict, between the approaches to epistemology. We then switch role, playing a 'good cop' who insists that the approaches are engaged in common projects after all. We look at various ways in which the gaps between them have been bridged, and we consider the prospects for bridging them further. We conclude that this is an exciting time for epistemology, as the two traditions can learn, and have started learning, from each other.