Seemings and Justification

2013-09-19 Philosophy

Author : Chris Tucker
Release : 2013-09-19
Genre : Philosophy
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Download or read book Seemings and Justification written by Chris Tucker. This book was released on 2013-09-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary aim of this book is to understand how seemings relate to justification and whether some version of dogmatism or phenomenal conservatism can be sustained. It also addresses a number of other issues, including the nature of seemings, cognitive penetration, Bayesianism, and the epistemology of morality and disagreement.

Seemings and Epistemic Justification

2020-03-09 Philosophy

Author : Luca Moretti
Release : 2020-03-09
Genre : Philosophy
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Download or read book Seemings and Epistemic Justification written by Luca Moretti. This book was released on 2020-03-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines phenomenal conservatism, one of the most influential and promising internalist conceptions of non-inferential justification debated in current epistemology and philosophy of mind. It also explores the significance of the findings of this examination for the general debate on epistemic justification. According to phenomenal conservatism, non-inferential justification rests on seemings or appearances, conceived of as experiences provided with propositional content. Phenomenal conservatism states that if it appears to S that P, in the absence of defeaters, S thereby has some justification for believing that P. This view provides the basis for foundationalism and many ordinary epistemic practices. This book sheds new light on phenomenal conservatism by assessing objections to it and examining epistemological merits and advantages attributed to it. In a nutshell, phenomenal conservatism is actually compatible with Bayesian reasoning, and it is unaffected by bootstrapping problems and challenges that appeal to the cognitive penetrability of perception. Nevertheless, appearance-based justification proves unstable or elusive and its anti-septical bite is more limited than expected. These difficulties could be surmounted if phenomenal conservatism were integrated with a theory of inferential justification. The book appeals to scholars and postgraduates in the field of epistemology and philosophy of mind who are interested in the rational roles of appearances.

Seemings and Justification

2013 Knowledge, Theory of

Author : Chris Tucker
Release : 2013
Genre : Knowledge, Theory of
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Download or read book Seemings and Justification written by Chris Tucker. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary aim of this book is to understand how seemings relate to justification and whether some version of dogmatism or phenomenal conservatism can be sustained. It also addresses a number of other issues, including the nature of seemings cognitive penetration, Bayesianism, and the epistemology of morality and disagreement

Seemings and Justification

2013-08-09 Philosophy

Author : Chris Tucker
Release : 2013-08-09
Genre : Philosophy
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Download or read book Seemings and Justification written by Chris Tucker. This book was released on 2013-08-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You believe that there is a book (or a computer screen) in front of you because it seems visually that way. I believe that I ate cereal for breakfast because I seem to remember eating it for breakfast. And we believe that torturing for fun is morally wrong and that 2+2=4 because those claims seem intuitively obvious. In each of these cases, it is natural to think that our beliefs are not only based on a seeming, but also that they are justifiably based on these seemings-at least assuming there is no relevant counterevidence. These considerations have prompted many to endorse some version of dogmatism or phenomenal conservatism. These views hold that, in the absence of defeaters, a seeming that P provides justification to believe P. The main difference is that dogmatism is restricted to some domain, often perception, and phenomenal conservatism is intended to apply to all seemings. Critics worry that such views run into problems with traditional Bayesianism and that they are too permissive, in part because of their implications regarding cognitive penetration. The primary aim of this book is to understand how seemings relate to justification and whether some version of dogmatism or phenomenal conservatism can be sustained. In addition to addressing each of these issues, this volume also addresses a wide range of related topics, including intuitions, the nature of perceptual content, access internalism, and the epistemology of testimony and disagreement.

Seemings and the Foundations of Justification

2023-09 Justification (Theory of knowledge)

Author : Blake McAllister
Release : 2023-09
Genre : Justification (Theory of knowledge)
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Download or read book Seemings and the Foundations of Justification written by Blake McAllister. This book was released on 2023-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "All justified beliefs ultimately rest on attitudes that are immediately justified. This book illuminates the nature of immediate justification and the states that provide it. Simply put, immediate justification arises from how things appear to us--from all and only our "seemings." The author defends each aspect of this "seemings foundationalism," including the assumption of foundationalism itself. Most notably, the author draws from common sense philosopher Thomas Reid to present new and improved arguments for phenomenal conservatism and gives the first systematic argument that seemings alone are capable of immediately justifying. The discussion also delves deeply into the nature of seemings and how it is that their assertive phenomenal character makes them (and them alone) capable of immediately justifying. Along the way, the author makes novel contributions to perennial debates about justification such as: internalism versus externalism, deontologism and epistemic blame, epistemic circularity, and the common sense response to skepticism. Seemings and the Foundations of Justification will appeal to scholars and advanced students interested in epistemology, Thomas Reid, or the common sense tradition"--

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