When Evidence Isn't Enough: Suspension, Evidentialism, and Knowledge-first Virtue Epistemology
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DOI: 10.1017/epi.2019.34
Abstract: Abstract I motivate and develop a novel account of the epistemic assessability of suspension as a development of my knowledge-first, virtue-epistemological research program. First, I extend an argument of Ernest Sosa's for the claim that… read more here.
Keywords: knowledge first; evidentialism; suspension; epistemology ... See more keywords
William James on Risk, Efficacy, and Evidentialism
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DOI: 10.1017/epi.2020.17
Abstract: William James’ argument against William Clifford in ‘The Will to Believe’ is often understood in terms of doxastic efficacy, the power of belief to influence an outcome. Although that is one strand of James’ argument,… read more here.
Keywords: william james; strand james; evidentialism; james argument ... See more keywords