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William P. Alston (born 1921) is professor emeritus at Syracuse University , and has been influential as an Epistemologist of the twentieth century. He earned his PhD from the University Of Chicago and taught for many years at the University Of Michigan .
His views on Foundationalism and Internalism Versus Externalism , among many other topics, have been very influential. Alston has also done important work in Philosophy Of Language , Philosophy Of Religion , History Of Philosophy and other fields. Alston is counted among the Analytic Philosophers .

Together with other philosophers ( and was one of the core figures in the late 20th centry revival of the philosophy of religion.


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  • Alston, William P., ''Beyond "Justification": Dimensions Of Epistemic Evaluation'',Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 2005

  • Alston, William P., ''Illocutionary Acts and Sentence Meaning'', Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 2000

  • Alston, William P., ''A Realist Conception of Truth'', Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1996

  • Alston, William P., ''Epistemic Justification: Essays in the Theory of Knowledge'', Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1996

  • Alston, William P., ''The Reliability of Sense Perception'', Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1993

  • Alston, William P., ''Perceiving God: The Epistemology of Religious Experience'', Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1991

  • Alston, William P., ''Philosophy of Language'', Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall, 1964