reliabilist
reliabilist adjective: of or pertaining to reliabilism.
Adjective
reliabilist (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to reliabilism
- However, reliabilist accounts of a priori knowledge are paradigmatically naturalistic, and although they are psychologistic in the sense that they locate warrant within the psychological processes and methods that generate belief, if correct, they cannot be faulted for failing to establish the...2008 January 30, Lisa Warenski, “Naturalism, fallibilism, and the a priori”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 142, number 3, →DOI
Noun
reliabilist (plural reliabilists)
- A person who supports the doctrine of reliabilism
- To be sure, most reliabilists don’t want to be too ambitious in what they include in their foundations.2008 November 22, Richard Fumerton, “Luminous enough for a cognitive home”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 142, number 1, →DOI
Forms of reliabilist
| plural | reliabilists |
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Origin of reliabilist
From reliable + -ist.
Questions about reliabilist
- What does reliabilist mean?
- Reliabilist means of or pertaining to reliabilism.
- What part of speech is reliabilist?
- Reliabilist can be an adjective or a noun.
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