The Methodology of Epistemology (original) (raw)

A description of the methodology employed by contemporary epistemologists is offered. It is argued that this methodology is in fact far more complex than it might initially appear. In particular, it is claimed that subjects’ initial intuitions about cases play a much less central role in this methodology than might be imagined. As a consequence it is argued that this methodology is not as exposed to certain recent challenges as has been alleged, particularly those challenges that arise out of the negative programme in experimental philosophy.