Alvin Goldman

Alvin Ira Goldman (October 1, 1938 – August 4, 2024) was an American cognitive scientist and Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University, known for his work in the fields of epistemology, philosophy of mind, and cognitive science.

Quotes

• The principal way that cognitive science can contribute to epistemology, I claim, is to identify basic belief-forming, or problem-solving processes. Once identified, these processes would be examined by primary epistemology according to the evaluative dimensions and standards adduced in Part I.
  • Alvin Goldman (1986), Epistemology and Cognition. p. 81