Cognitive science and epistemic openness

Michael L. Anderson

pp. 125-154

in: Phenomenology and the cognitive sciences 5 (2), 2006.

Abstract

Recent findings in cognitive science suggest that the epistemic subject is more complex and epistemically porous than is generally pictured. Human knowers are open to the world via multiple channels, each operating for particular purposes and according to its own logic. These findings need to be understood and addressed by the philosophical community. The current essay argues that one consequence of the new findings is to invalidate certain arguments for epistemic anti-realism.