Knowledge, justification, and (a sort of) safe belief

被引:8
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作者
Whiting, Daniel [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Southampton, Dept Philosophy, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England
基金
英国艺术与人文研究理事会;
关键词
Knowledge; Justification; Safety; Epistemically possible worlds; Lottery paradox;
D O I
10.1007/s11229-018-01905-z
中图分类号
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要
An influential proposal is that knowledge involves safe belief. A belief is safe, in the relevant sense, just in case it is true in nearby metaphysically possible worlds. In this paper, I introduce a distinct but complementary notion of safety, understood in terms of epistemically possible worlds. The main aim, in doing so, is to add to the epistemologist's tool-kit. To demonstrate the usefulness of the tool, I use it to advance and assess substantive proposals concerning knowledge and justification.
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页码:3593 / 3609
页数:17
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