Richard Feldman

Richard Feldman is a prominent philosopher known for his work on epistemology, particularly the debate between internalism and externalism regarding knowledge and justification. Internalism holds that justified beliefs depend on factors accessible to the individual's mind, while externalism suggests that factors outside one's awareness can also justify beliefs. Feldman argues for a nuanced view that acknowledges the importance of context, leading to his contributions to contextualism, which posits that the truth of knowledge claims can vary depending on the context in which they are assessed. His work invites deeper consideration of how we define and evaluate knowledge.