Earl Conee

Earl Conee is a philosopher known for his work on epistemology, particularly focusing on internalism and externalism—theories about the nature of knowledge and justification. Internalism argues that the factors justifying a belief must be accessible to the individual's awareness. In contrast, externalism posits that justification can depend on external factors beyond one’s immediate awareness, like the reliability of the belief-forming process. Conee has contributed to refining these views and exploring their implications for how we understand knowledge, belief, and justification in everyday life and philosophy.