Explanationist Seeking Agreement with Bergmann

Abstract This paper expresses extensive agreement with Michael Bergmann’s position in Radical Skepticism and Epistemic Intuition , but (i) offers a simpler response to the skeptic, (ii) takes issue with Bergmann’s strong claim that an “evil demon” hypothesis is as good an explanation of our sensory experiences as is the natural realist explanation, and (iii) corrects a misunderstanding about explanationists’ canons of theory preference.