Epistemic Normativity in Goldman's Process Reliablism

Alvin Goldman offered the theory of process reliablism as one of the criteria for justification in extroverted epistemology. This theory was basically offered in relation to psychology, cognitive sciences, and philosophy of mind. After the objections offered by Gautier on the theory of traditional epistemology, new theories entered the world of epistemology most of which in two groups: extroverted and introverted. The theory of process reliablism is one of the famous theories in extroverted epistemology and a subdivision of naturalistic approaches. The important point is that the naturalistic approaches (among which is the theory of process reliablism) are more apt to non-religious interpretations compared to other common approaches in epistemology. However, the question arises as follows: "is the reliablism theory in opposition to the normative, moral and religious issues and in opposition to behavioral theories like other naturalistic theories or it can be shown that – despite the common idea – the theories inside the naturalistic and extroverted framework are able to be reconciled with normative foundations?" This is a question dealt with in this article to be answered properly. In this article, we will see that among the various theories offered, Goldman attempts to explain normativity in a different way in his extroverted epistemology.