J.D. Trout is Professor and John and Mae Calamos Endowed Chair of Philosophy, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL.

• Chapter 1: Introduction: The Shape of Evidence-Based Epistemology Where We Are: An Overview Naturalism as a Hypothesis How Did We Get Here? A Better Alternative: Strategic Reliabilism? Ameliorative Psychology and Better Reasoning Conclusion Chapter 2: Good Reasoning and Evidence-Based Epistemology The Limits of Reasoning Standard Analytic Epistemology and Professional Philosophy The Failure of Constructive Philosophy The Department of Things I Find Really Cool to Think About Strategic Reliabilism: Philosophy as Coach Conclusion Chapter 3: The Natural Limits of Explanation Owning up to Human Limitations The Delicate Feeling of Explaining Understanding and the "Aha!" Moment The Romanticized View of Insight Creepy Truths and Estrangement: Fluency, Narrative Coherence and Explanation Conclusion Chapter 4: Taking People as We Find Them: Philosophy and Evidence--Based Policy Introduction Do Inheritors Deserve their Bequests? Inheritance and the Luck Subsidy The Science of Happiness and a Utilitarian Argument for Redistribution A Modest Proposal: Getting Rid of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Outside Strategies and the Dangers of Complicated Rules: The Index of Honesty Conclusion

... Trout's book is an enlightening and enjoyable read that demonstrates the significance of empirical science to sound philosophical methodology and the power of scientifically informed philosophy to contribute meaningfully to public debate.

J.D. Trout is Professor and John and Mae Calamos Endowed Chair of Philosophy, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL.

• Chapter 1: Introduction: The Shape of Evidence-Based Epistemology Where We Are: An Overview Naturalism as a Hypothesis How Did We Get Here? A Better Alternative: Strategic Reliabilism? Ameliorative Psychology and Better Reasoning Conclusion Chapter 2: Good Reasoning and Evidence-Based Epistemology The Limits of Reasoning Standard Analytic Epistemology and Professional Philosophy The Failure of Constructive Philosophy The Department of Things I Find Really Cool to Think About Strategic Reliabilism: Philosophy as Coach Conclusion Chapter 3: The Natural Limits of Explanation Owning up to Human Limitations The Delicate Feeling of Explaining Understanding and the "Aha!" Moment The Romanticized View of Insight Creepy Truths and Estrangement: Fluency, Narrative Coherence and Explanation Conclusion Chapter 4: Taking People as We Find Them: Philosophy and Evidence--Based Policy Introduction Do Inheritors Deserve their Bequests? Inheritance and the Luck Subsidy The Science of Happiness and a Utilitarian Argument for Redistribution A Modest Proposal: Getting Rid of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Outside Strategies and the Dangers of Complicated Rules: The Index of Honesty Conclusion

... Trout's book is an enlightening and enjoyable read that demonstrates the significance of empirical science to sound philosophical methodology and the power of scientifically informed philosophy to contribute meaningfully to public debate.

J.D. Trout is Professor and John and Mae Calamos Endowed Chair of Philosophy, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL.

• Chapter 1: Introduction: The Shape of Evidence-Based Epistemology Where We Are: An Overview Naturalism as a Hypothesis How Did We Get Here? A Better Alternative: Strategic Reliabilism? Ameliorative Psychology and Better Reasoning Conclusion Chapter 2: Good Reasoning and Evidence-Based Epistemology The Limits of Reasoning Standard Analytic Epistemology and Professional Philosophy The Failure of Constructive Philosophy The Department of Things I Find Really Cool to Think About Strategic Reliabilism: Philosophy as Coach Conclusion Chapter 3: The Natural Limits of Explanation Owning up to Human Limitations The Delicate Feeling of Explaining Understanding and the "Aha!" Moment The Romanticized View of Insight Creepy Truths and Estrangement: Fluency, Narrative Coherence and Explanation Conclusion Chapter 4: Taking People as We Find Them: Philosophy and Evidence--Based Policy Introduction Do Inheritors Deserve their Bequests? Inheritance and the Luck Subsidy The Science of Happiness and a Utilitarian Argument for Redistribution A Modest Proposal: Getting Rid of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Outside Strategies and the Dangers of Complicated Rules: The Index of Honesty Conclusion

... Trout's book is an enlightening and enjoyable read that demonstrates the significance of empirical science to sound philosophical methodology and the power of scientifically informed philosophy to contribute meaningfully to public debate.