Abstract

This chapter contains section titled: The Distinction between Animal and Reflective Knowledge and the Search for Compromise Sosa's Conception of Animal Knowledge The Appeal of Externalism Dissatisfaction with Externalism: Is That All There Is? Sosa's Conception of Epistemic Ascent to Reflective Knowledge An Externalist Response Sosa's Epistemic Ladder Epistemic Descent: Another Approach to Distinguishing Reflective from Animal Knowledge and Rationality Unreflective Knowledge, Justified Belief, and Skepticism Conclusion.