Books by Alvin I. Goldman

This book presents a masterly survey of recent work in cognitive science that has particular relevance to philosophy. It demonstrates conclusively that the best work in philosophy in a surprising number of different fields must take into account empirical breakthroughs in psychology.

Against the traditional view, Alvin Goldman argues that logic, probability theory, and linguistic analysis cannot by themselves delineate principles of rationality or justified belief. The mind's operations must be taken into account.

Provides a survey of recent developments in cognitive science that have particular relevance to philosophy. The author also demonstrates that the philosophy of many different fields must take into account the empirical breakthroughs in psychology.