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Jennifer Lackey is an American academic; she is the Wayne and Elizabeth Jones Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 27 relations: Alvin Goldman, American Council of Learned Societies, American Philosophical Association, Brown University, Creationism, Definitions of knowledge, Empirical evidence, Episteme, Epistemology, Ernest Sosa, Evolution, Gettier problem, Homo erectus, Human, Knowledge, Memory, Norm (philosophy), Northwestern University, Philosophical Studies, Reason, Saint Mary's College (Indiana), Social epistemology, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Testimony, University of Chicago, Virtue epistemology, 3:AM Magazine.

  2. Saint Mary's College (Indiana) alumni
  3. Social epistemologists

Alvin Goldman

Alvin Ira Goldman (born 1938) is an American philosopher who is emeritus Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science at Rutgers University in New Jersey and a leading figure in epistemology. Jennifer Lackey and Alvin Goldman are 21st-century American philosophers.

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American Council of Learned Societies

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is a private, nonprofit federation of 75 scholarly organizations in the humanities and related social sciences founded in 1919.

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American Philosophical Association

The American Philosophical Association (APA) is the main professional organization for philosophers in the United States.

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Brown University

Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Creationism

Creationism is the religious belief that nature, and aspects such as the universe, Earth, life, and humans, originated with supernatural acts of divine creation.

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Definitions of knowledge

Definitions of knowledge try to determine the essential features of knowledge.

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Empirical evidence

Empirical evidence for a proposition is evidence, i.e. what supports or counters this proposition, that is constituted by or accessible to sense experience or experimental procedure.

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Episteme

In philosophy, (épistème) is knowledge or understanding.

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Epistemology

Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with knowledge.

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Ernest Sosa

Ernest Sosa (born June 17, 1940) is an American philosopher primarily interested in epistemology.

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Evolution

Evolution is the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.

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Gettier problem

The Gettier problem, in the field of epistemology, is a landmark philosophical problem concerning the understanding of descriptive knowledge.

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Homo erectus

Homo erectus (meaning "upright man") is an extinct species of archaic human from the Pleistocene, with its earliest occurrence about 2 million years ago.

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Human

Humans (Homo sapiens, meaning "thinking man") or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus Homo.

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Knowledge

Knowledge is an awareness of facts, a familiarity with individuals and situations, or a practical skill.

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Memory

Memory is the faculty of the mind by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed.

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Norm (philosophy)

Norms are concepts (sentences) of practical import, oriented to affecting an action, rather than conceptual abstractions that describe, explain, and express.

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Northwestern University

Northwestern University (NU) is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois.

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Philosophical Studies

Philosophical Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal for philosophy in the analytic tradition.

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Reason

Reason is the capacity of applying logic consciously by drawing conclusions from new or existing information, with the aim of seeking the truth.

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Saint Mary's College (Indiana)

Saint Mary's College is a private Catholic women's liberal arts college in Notre Dame, Indiana.

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Social epistemology refers to a broad set of approaches that can be taken in epistemology (the study of knowledge) that construes human knowledge as a collective achievement.

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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) is a freely available online philosophy resource published and maintained by Stanford University, encompassing both an online encyclopedia of philosophy and peer-reviewed original publication.

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Testimony

Testimony is a solemn attestation as to the truth of a matter.

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University of Chicago

The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois.

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Virtue epistemology

Virtue epistemology is a current philosophical approach to epistemology that stresses the importance of intellectual and specifically epistemic virtues.

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3:AM Magazine

3:AM Magazine is a literary magazine, which was set up as 3ammagazine.com in April 2000 and is edited from Paris.

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See also

Saint Mary's College (Indiana) alumni

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Lackey