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.