Is the Use of Evidence Necessary for the Justification of Beliefs? Cover Image

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Is the Use of Evidence Necessary for the Justification of Beliefs?

Author(s): Anna Ivanova
Subject(s): Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy, Philosophy of Law
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: justification; evidence; reliability; generality problem; cognitive complexity

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the conflicting views of reliabilism and evidentialism on the following question – What is the leading condition in ascribing justification to beliefs: reliability or evaluation through evidence. The evidentialist view is defended by arguments, derived from the linguistic practices of ascribing justification in complex conditions. The generality problem is interpreted as an exemplification of the complexity of cognitive situations and it is argued that complexity requires reference to the mental states as a means for ascribing justification. Reliability is also recognized as a factor for ascribing justification to some beliefs when it serves as a type of evidence.

  • Issue Year: 27/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 92-101
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Bulgarian