Explanation and Understanding. Philpapers. Epistemological Metaphors. Epistemological Metaphors and the Nature of Philosophy To appear in Metaphilosophy. Paul Thagard and Craig Beam Abstract. This paper examines some of the most important metaphors and analogies that epistemologists have used to discuss the structure and validity of knowledge. After reviewing foundational, coherentist, and other metaphors for knowledge, we discuss the metaphilosophical significance of the prevalence of such metaphors. 1. Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with the origins, structure, methods, and validity of knowledge. Epistemological theories can be classified as either foundational or coherentist. 2. The Oxford English Dictionary (second edition) defines a foundation as "the solid ground or base (natural or built up) on which an edifice or other structure is erected". Throughout my writings I have made it clear that my method imitates that of the architect.
Here the main correspondences are paper/mind and writing/experience. 3. 4. A Taxonomy of Philosophy. The-justification-hypothesis. Elizabeth DePoy. Elizabeth DePoy is a theorist, researcher who is best known for her work in methods of inquiry, legitimacy theory [1][2], [3], [4], & [5], and disjunture theory. Co-authored with Stephen Gilson, DePoy developed Explanatory Legitimacy Theory. Through that lens, DePoy analyzes how population group membership is assigned, is based on political purpose, and is met with formal responses that serve both intentionally and unintentionally to perpetuate segregation, economic status quo, and inter-group tension. Co-authored with Gilson, Disjuncture Theory explains disability as an interactive “ill-fit” between bodies (broadly defined) and environments (broadly defined). DePoy's life experience synthesized with breadth and depth of interdisciplinary thought has created an important theoretical advancements in disability, diversity and humanness studies [6].
DePoy's work has earned numerous awards including: Biographical information[edit] DePoy was born in 1950 and grew up in New York. 1. 2. 3. 4. 13_dabrowski.