This is video 14 in an introductory course on epistemology, the philosophy of knowledge. We discussed internalism and externalism in the previous video; this time, we wonder what is at stake in this debate. I suggest that the discussion is about whether epistemology ought to be a first-person or a third-person discipline; about whether animals and small children are epistemic subjects in the full sense; and about naturalism. This shows us that the internalism/externalism debate, which can sometimes seem quite recondite, is connected to important philosophical issues.
Victor Gijsbers teaches philosophy at Leiden University in the Netherlands. You can follow him on mastodon: @victorgijsbers@mastodon.gamedev.place.
This video is part of a lecture series originally recorded for my students during the 2023/2024 spring semester. The entire playlist is here: • Course in Epistemology
6 окт 2024
