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Knowledge and Dogmatism.

Authors :
Baumann, Peter
Source :
Philosophical Quarterly; Jan2013, Vol. 63 Issue 250, p1-19, 19p
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

There is a sceptical puzzle according to which knowledge appears to license an unacceptable kind of dogmatism. Here is a version of the corresponding sceptical argument: (1) If a subject S knows a proposition p, then it is OK for S to ignore all evidence against p as misleading; (2) It is never OK for any subject to ignore any evidence against their beliefs as misleading; (3) Hence, nobody knows anything. I distinguish between different versions of the puzzle (mainly a 'permissibility' version and a 'closure' version) and offer a solution for one version (the permissibility version) of the problem. No matter how much a subject knows, knowledge never gives one a license to ignore evidence against a proposition. Premise (1) of the argument is false and the puzzle can thus be resolved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00318094
Volume :
63
Issue :
250
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Philosophical Quarterly
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
84388098
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9213.2012.00104.x