Epistemological Disjunctivism

Duncan Pritchard is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. His main research area is epistemology, and he has published widely in this field, including the books Epistemic Luck (Oxford University Press, 2005) and The Nature and Value of Knowledge (with A. Haddock & A. Millar, Oxford University Press, 2010). He is editor-in-chief of the journals Oxford Bibliographies Online: Philosophy (Oxford University Press) and (with D. Machuca) International Journal for the Study of Skepticism (Brill). In 2007 he was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize. In 2011 he was elected to a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Epistemological Disjunctivism is original and insightful and I can recommend it without reservation. excellent ... an original, sophisticated, and well-articulated position ... Pritchard's style is clear, accessible, and engaging. In addition to making an original contribution to the contemporary literature, this book would be well suited for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses on the epistemology of perceptual knowledge ... epistemological disjunctivism is a fascinating view that deserves critical scrutiny... Pritchard deserves credit for articulating this view so clearly and putting it on the agenda for discussion. Declan Smithies, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews This is an inspirational book. Duncan Pritchard dares to go where no contemporary epistemologist has gone before. Genia Schonbaumsfeld, University of Southampton Epistemological Disjunctivism stakes out an important new position in epistemology, one which has implications for many problems under current discussion. The position has both internalist and externalist elements, and if it can be made good, then, as Pritchard says, it would constiture the "Holy Grail" of epistemology. The book is pellucid and concise, and will be of value to scholars and graduate students, as well as advanced undergraduate courses. Anthony Brueckner, University of California, Santa Barbara Duncan Pritchard's book is the most robust and sustained defense of epistemological disjunctivism I know of. Since it advances various debates not only in epistemology but also in philosophy of mind, it will be a must-read not only for those interested in the theory of knowledge but also those interested in the nature and content of perceptual experience. Sanford Goldbery, Northwestern University This is a fascinating and first-rate contribution to an important topic. It is clearly written, covers the ground in a thorough and balanced way, and deals masterfully with the pertinent literature. It is a terrific book both for the layperson and the expert. Sven Bernecker, University of California, Irvine

• PART ONE: EPISTEMOLOGICAL DISJUNCTIVISM IN OUTLINE; PART TWO: FAVOURING VERSUS DISCRIMINATING EPISTEMIC SUPPORT; PART THREE: RADICAL SCEPTICISM