Pragmatic Encroachment, Evidentialism, and Epistemic Rationality

Pragmatic Encroachment, Evidentialism, and Epistemic Rationality

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Main Author: Reed, James
Language:English
Published: Ohio University / OhioLINK 2016
Subjects:
Philosophy
Pragmatic encroachment
evidentialism
epistemic rationality
truth goal
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1470454095
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou14704540952021-08-03T06:38:16Z Pragmatic Encroachment, Evidentialism, and Epistemic Rationality Reed, James Philosophy Pragmatic encroachment evidentialism epistemic rationality truth goal In this thesis, I aim to reconcile Evidentialism about epistemic justification with a version of Pragmatic Encroachment on the epistemic. Evidentialism about epistemic justification is the thesis that the necessary and sufficient condition for a given subject's epistemic justification is that subject's available evidence. Pragmatic Encroachment is characterized by any claim which entails that facts about the practical stakes of a situation influence the existence of epistemic facts. At least one prominent account of so-called Pragmatic Encroachment entails the falsity of Evidentialism; a subject's available evidence alone is not sufficient to ground epistemic justification, and rather what that subject ought to do practically is construed as a necessary condition on epistemic justification. Though diagnoses of certain cases involving a subject's epistemic justification with respect to the existence of practical stakes appear prima facie plausible, the deal of Evidentialism is steep. In this thesis, I hope to reconcile these two theses which are apparently in competition. 2016-10-04 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1470454095 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1470454095 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Philosophy
Pragmatic encroachment
evidentialism
epistemic rationality
truth goal
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Pragmatic encroachment
evidentialism
epistemic rationality
truth goal
Reed, James
Pragmatic Encroachment, Evidentialism, and Epistemic Rationality
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title_short Pragmatic Encroachment, Evidentialism, and Epistemic Rationality
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