Michael G. Harvey Knihy

The book explores the interplay between skepticism and relativism in the context of religious knowledge, particularly following the decline of classical foundationalism. It critiques responses from Karl Barth and Reformed epistemology while proposing a Kierkegaardian approach informed by Wittgenstein. This approach emphasizes a shared rationality model to address disagreements, advocating for a balance between doubt and belief to avoid a pervasive skepticism about rationality. Ultimately, it posits that overcoming skepticism and relativism is essential for achieving a non-alienated understanding of faith and truth.

This SpringerBrief proposes a trust model motivated by virtue epistemology, addressing the need for a more efficient and flexible trust model for wireless next generation networks. This theory of trust simplifies the computation and communication overhead of strictly cognitive-computational models of trust. Both the advantages and the challenges of virtue-based trust models are discussed. This brief offers new research and a general theory of rationality that enables users to interpret trust and reason as complementary mechanisms that guide our rational conduct at two different epistemic levels. The presented model of human social interaction is designed for the highly dynamic and unstructured environment of the mobile Internet and wireless next generation networks. Wireless Next Generation A Virtue-Based Trust Model targets network engineers, cognitive scientists, AI researchers, philosophers, and social scientists. Advanced-level students studying computer science, electrical engineering and social science will also find the interdisciplinary perspective useful.