Results 11 to 20 of about 354,519 (281)
Epistemic justification and epistemic luck [PDF]
Synthese, 2017 Among epistemologists, it is not uncommon to relate various forms of epistemic luck to the vexed debate between internalists and externalists. But there are many internalism/externalism debates in epistemology, and it is not always clear how these debates relate to each other.
Job de Grefte, de Grefte, Job
openaire +5 more sources
Graded epistemic justification. [PDF]
Philos Stud, 2021 AbstractThe adjective ‘is justified’ has all the hallmarks of a gradable adjective. But the relationship between gradable uses and straightforward predications of the form ‘x is justified’ has been underexplored by epistemologists. In this paper we undertake to do some ground clearing as a prelude to better understanding this relationship.
Hawthorne J, Logins A.
europepmc +7 more sources
The logic of epistemic justification. [PDF]
Synthese, 2018 Theories of epistemic justification are commonly assessed by exploring their predictions about particular hypothetical cases-predictions as to whether justification is present or absent in this or that case. With a few exceptions, it is much less common for theories of epistemic justification to be assessed by exploring their predictions about logical ...
Smith M.
europepmc +5 more sources
The Phenomenal Basis of Epistemic Justification [PDF]
, 2014 In this chapter, I argue for the thesis that phenomenal consciousness is the basis of epistemic justification. More precisely, I argue for the thesis of phenomenal mentalism, according to which epistemic facts about which doxastic attitudes one has ...
Smithies, Declan
core +4 more sources
Deliberative Indispensability and Epistemic Justification [PDF]
, 2010 Many of us care about the existence of ethical facts because they appear crucial to making sense of our practical lives. On one tempting line of thought, this idea can also play a central role in justifying our belief in those facts.
McPherson, Tristram, Plunkett, David
core +3 more sources
Kuhn and the Distinction from Discovery/Justification [PDF]
حکمت و فلسفه, 2020 In this paper, by reviewing the main components of Thomas Kuhn’s philosophy it will become evident that he is a critic on the distinction between the context of discovery/justification in the methodology of science. His reasoning consists of: 1.
Ahmad Ebadi, Mohammad Emdadi Masouleh
doaj +1 more source
Propositional epistemic luck, epistemic risk, and epistemic justification [PDF]
Synthese, 2016 If a subject has a true belief, and she has good evidence for it, and there’s no evidence against it, why should it matter if she doesn’t believe on the basis of the good available evidence? After all, properly based beliefs are no likelier to be true than their corresponding improperly based beliefs, as long as the subject possesses the same good ...
Patrick Bondy, Duncan Pritchard
openaire +3 more sources
Truth as the aim of epistemic justification [PDF]
, 2013 A popular account of epistemic justification holds that justification, in essence, aims at truth. An influential objection against this account points out that it is committed to holding that only true beliefs could be justified, which most ...
Steglich-Petersen, Asbjørn +1 more
core +3 more sources
The priority of Propositional Justification
Estudios de Filosofía, 2019 Turri argues against what he calls an “orthodox” view of the relationship between propositional and doxastic justification, according to which (Basis) it is sufficient for S to be doxastically justified in believing p that p is propositionally justified ...
Erhan Demircioglu
doaj +1 more source
What else justification could be [PDF]
, 2010 According to a captivating picture, epistemic justification is essentially a matter of epistemic or evidential likelihood. While certain problems for this view are well known, it is motivated by a very natural thought—if justification can fall short of ...
Smith, M., Martin Smith, Smith, Martin
core +1 more source