Metascepticism and the tradicional epistemological project: Sosa and stround on standards of success

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Authors
David Pérez Chico
Section
Monographic Section
Keywords:
metaescepticismo, Proyecto epistemológico tradicional, satisfacción filosófica, perspectivismo de la virtud, Sosa, Stroud. metascepticism, traditional epistemological project, philosophical satisfaction, virtue perspectivism, Sosa, Stroud
Abstract

El intercambio entre Ernest Sosa y Barry Stroud sobre la posibilidad de una teoría del conocimiento suele entenderse en términos de una disputa sobre la circularidad epistémica. Sostengo que el intercambio se entiende mejor como un desencuentro sobre cuáles son los estándares de éxito de la epistemología. De acuerdo con el perspectivismo de la virtud de Sosa, son la fiabilidad y la creencia adecuada las que fijan el objetivo de la epistemología. De acuerdo con Stroud, el éxito filosófico requiere accesibilidad en primera persona y un tipo de comprensión no circular. Basándome en la noción de metaescepticismo de Pérez Chico y Sanfélix, propongo un test que ayuda a distinguir la reforma genuina del metaescepticismo en sentido estricto. El resultado es una forma de clasificar posiciones que aclara en qué puede consistir el éxito en epistemología.

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Metascepticism and the tradicional epistemological project: Sosa and stround on standards of success. (2026). Cuadernos Salmantinos De filosofía, 53, 232-245. https://doi.org/10.36576/2660-9505.53.232

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