Neorationalist Epistemology

Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 57 (3):567-584 (1997)
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Abstract

Whether any beliefs are justified non empirically is important in a debate with sceptics who deny empirical justification, if the parties involved in the debate claim that their position is justified. Sceptics must assume that their premises are justified nonempirically, to avoid begging the question. The main problem with advocating nonempirical justification is that accounts tend to be either too niggardly or too generous, implying either that nonempirical justification is impossible or that peer adversaries must be equally justified. The way to solve this problem is to recognize that justification involves satisfying two conditions: having reason to hold a belief and having a ground for being confident about one’s reason. The rcason can be nonempirical even though the ground is almost always empirical. This distinction can be used to resolve a number of familiar concerns.

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