Logos and episteme
Darren BRADLEY ABSTRACT: Some philosophers argue that coherence is a normatively significant type of rationality, over and above substantive rationality. The most detailed and substantive arguments are given by Alex Worsnip (2021, 2022). In this paper I will criticize his arguments. We are left with the thesis that the only type of rationality we need is substantive rationality. Download PDF
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CREDENCE 1 CRUXES: CLOSURE OF INQUIRY, SURETY, AND STEADFASTNESS (pages 21-50)
Eric GILBERTSON ABSTRACT: Even if credence 1 is justified for many contingent propositions, it is not justified in cases where a disposition to revise in light of counterevidence is rationally required. First, credence 1 may be compatible with admission of fallibility, but this does not imply that it is compatible with a disposition to revise. Moreover, credence 1 entails being …
Read More »NORMATIVITY OF LOGIC: THE DIALOGICAL ACCOUNT AND THE AMBIGUITY OF ‘LOGIC’ (pages 51-63)
Deke Caiñas GOULD ABSTRACT: In this paper, I will argue that the dialogical account of the normativity of logic does not succeed, and that a different direction will be required. I first present a recent challenge by Russell (2017), which argues that on a three-fold distinction of degrees of normative entanglement, logic is only normative in the weakest sense. I …
Read More »WHAT IS NOT DISTINCTIVE OF TESTIMONIAL KNOWLEDGE (pages 65-86)
Jinhua HE ABSTRACT: The views of epistemic buck-passing (also known as the deferral of epistemic challenge) has been used to argue for the epistemic distinctiveness of testimonial knowledge. The overall strategy for the argumentation is to demonstrate that the epistemic distinctiveness of testimonial knowledge depends on a distinctive feature of it, i.e., epistemic buck-passing, granted the truthfulness of any of …
Read More »ACTIONABLE ASPECTS OF AGENCY (pages 87-106)
Izak TAIT ABSTRACT: This paper proposes a comprehensive classification scheme for identifying agentic entities based on six essential aspects: perception, predictive capacity, decision-making capability, goal-content integrity, resource input and output, and manipulators. By systematically examining these aspects, this paper aims to distinguish true agents from non-agentic entities, including advanced tools and collective entities. The classification scheme addresses practical implications, such …
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