reliablism

Reliabilism is a theory within epistemology, the study of knowledge. It proposes that a belief is justified if it is produced by a reliable process, meaning a process that tends to produce true beliefs. This approach aims to address the challenge of skepticism, which questions how we can be sure of our knowledge, especially when our senses can be deceived.1

Instead of focusing on the internal awareness of the believer, reliabilism emphasizes the external process that generates the belief. For example, if a person's eyesight is generally accurate, beliefs formed from visual perception are considered justified. This contrasts with other epistemological theories that might require a person to have reasons for believing their perceptual processes are reliable.1