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Several theories, and controversies, about justification have arisen.
Several theories, and controversies, about justification have arisen.
=== Reliabalism ===
Reliabalists hold that a belief is justified if it has been arrived at by a reliable process. For example you might look at a reliable clock and come to believe that it is now 2:00 pm. Provided it ''is'' 2:00 pm (i.e. that the proposition is true) and that the clock is reliable then a reliabalist would hold that you ''know'' that it is 2:00 pm.
Reliabalists hold that a belief is justified if it has been arrived at by a reliable process. For example you might look at a reliable clock and come to believe that it is now 2:00 pm. Provided it ''is'' 2:00 pm (i.e. that the proposition is true) and that the clock is reliable then a reliabalist would hold that you ''know'' that it is 2:00 pm.
=== Internalism and Externalism ===
An "internalist" holds that the justification for a proposition is internal to the subject believing it, for example his or her mental state. An "externalist" holds that the justification for a proposition is external to the subject believing it, for example the reports of others.
An "internalist" holds that the justification for a proposition is internal to the subject believing it, for example his or her mental state. An "externalist" holds that the justification for a proposition is external to the subject believing it, for example the reports of others.