Permissivism and the Truth-Connection
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DOI: 10.1007/s10670-020-00373-7
Abstract: Permissivism is the view that, sometimes, there is more than one doxastic attitude that is perfectly rationalised by the evidence. Impermissivism is the denial of Permissivism. Several philosophers, with the aim to defend either Impermissivism… read more here.
Keywords: truth; permissivism truth; permissivism; value ... See more keywords
Permissivism and the arbitrariness objection
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DOI: 10.1017/epi.2016.35
Abstract: Permissivism says that for some propositions and bodies of evidence, there is more than one rationally permissible doxastic attitude that can be taken towards that proposition given the evidence. Some critics of this view argue… read more here.
Keywords: arbitrariness objection; permissivism arbitrariness; permissivism;
Living on the Edge: Against Epistemic Permissivism
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DOI: 10.1093/mind/fzw065
Abstract: Epistemic Permissivists face a special problem about the relationship between our firstand higher-order attitudes. They claim that rationality often permits a range of doxastic responses to the evidence. Given plausible assumptions about the relationship between… read more here.
Keywords: range; edge; edge epistemic; living edge ... See more keywords
The Truth Problem for Permissivism
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DOI: 10.5840/jphil2019116516
Abstract: Epistemologists often assume that rationality bears an important connection to the truth. In this paper I examine the implications of this commitment for permissivism: if rationality is a guide to the truth, can it also… read more here.
Keywords: truth; truth problem; permissivism truth; permissivism ... See more keywords