H. Vahid 
Epistemic Justification and the Skeptical Challenge 

This book explores the concept of epistemic justification and our understanding of the problem of skepticism. Providing critical examination of key responses to the skeptical challenge, Hamid Vahid presents a theory which is shown to work alongside the internalism/externalism issue and the thesis of semantic externalism, with a deontological conception of justification at its core.

Table of Content

Acknowledgements Introduction PART 1: EPISTEMIC JUSTIFICATION Introduction Elements of a Theory of Justification Deontological Conception of Justification The Internalism/Externalism Divide PART 2: THE SKEPTICAL CHALLENGE The Problem of the Criterion Universalizability and Closure Skepticism and Underdetermination PART 3: MEETING THE SKEPTICAL CHALLENGE? Argument from the Principle of Charity Argument from Epistemic Conservatism Argument from Inference to the Best Explanation (IBE) The Epistemological Significance of Transcendental Arguments Notes References Index

About the author

HAMID VAHID is Professor of Philosophy and the Head of the Analytic Philosophy Faculty at the Institute for Fundamental Sciences in Tehran, Iran. He has published work in several journals including
Philosophical Studies,
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research,
Synthese,
Erkenntnis,
European Journal of Philosophy,
Kant-Studien,
Metaphilosophy and
Ratio.