Philosophy A-Level
Reliable process
What Reliable process means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Reliable process
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A process such as perception, memory or sound reasoning that generally yields true beliefs, unlike a lucky guess even if it happens to be correct.
Topics that use Reliable process
- The limits of knowledge (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Assessment of Descartes' response to scepticism
- Empiricism
- Methodological doubt
- Normal incredulity
- Philosophical scepticism
- Reliabilism
- Scope of doubt
- Sense-data and inference
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