KONTEKSTUALIZAM I EKSTERNALIZAM U EPISTEMOLOŠKOJ TEORIJI MAJKLA VILIJAMSA
CONTEXTUALISM AND EXTERNALISM IN MICHAEL WILLIAMS’ EPISTEMOLOGICAL THEORY

Summary/Abstract: In this paper I shall deal with the relation between the contextualist and externalist elements in the epistemological theory of Michael Williams. I shall claim that Williams did not clearly explicate the true nature of that relation. Firstly, I shall briefly present Williams’ contextualist theory. Then I shall expose Brian Ribeiro’s objection to Williams according to which externalism, and not contextualism, plays a key role in his theory. I shall argue against this objection. On the other hand, contrary to Williams, I shall claim that externalism is not a necessary consequence of contextualism. Williams’ theory is just an externalist version of the basic contextualist standpoint. Another, Wittgensteinian version is also possible. Finally, I shall show that Williams’ theory is not obviously better then Wittgensteinian one.

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