Pragmatism Lite - NYU Philosophy
... believe about the world is true. All that we could be actually doing, in forming some beliefs as opposed to others is following through on certain brute inclinations or habits. Pragmatism, construed merely as the causal thesis, adds to this Humean picture only the thought that the brute inclination ...
... believe about the world is true. All that we could be actually doing, in forming some beliefs as opposed to others is following through on certain brute inclinations or habits. Pragmatism, construed merely as the causal thesis, adds to this Humean picture only the thought that the brute inclination ...
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... argument against al-Ghazālī is buttressed by an epistemological one: knowledge as such has to do with natures, and therefore excludes supernatural causes and events. Whether Ibn Rushd believes that miracles really do happen, or are only said to happen for the sake of common believers, they will by d ...
... argument against al-Ghazālī is buttressed by an epistemological one: knowledge as such has to do with natures, and therefore excludes supernatural causes and events. Whether Ibn Rushd believes that miracles really do happen, or are only said to happen for the sake of common believers, they will by d ...
Rene Descartes Handout #1 Historical
... Philosophers call the meaning of any declarative sentence a proposition (or statement). There are other uses of the word belief. Sometimes we use it to refer to religious views or faith, where there may be no evidence for what is believed, or where we don't o can't know what we believe. In othe ...
... Philosophers call the meaning of any declarative sentence a proposition (or statement). There are other uses of the word belief. Sometimes we use it to refer to religious views or faith, where there may be no evidence for what is believed, or where we don't o can't know what we believe. In othe ...
In the history of philosophy, Francis Bacon is credited with the
... everyone to the same standard. There are really two ways to accomplish this. The first is to validate the implicit knowledge of the oppressed in the same way that the implicit knowledge of privileged has been validated. This I take to be the option Shotwell favours. The alternative is not that we di ...
... everyone to the same standard. There are really two ways to accomplish this. The first is to validate the implicit knowledge of the oppressed in the same way that the implicit knowledge of privileged has been validated. This I take to be the option Shotwell favours. The alternative is not that we di ...
Asian Philosophy CH. 10 of AP
... In order for one perception to be judged as being false, there must be a body of claims that one accepts as being true. One cannot judge that a prior perception was false unless one has sufficient warrant from another set of beliefs to judge that the prior perception was false. Those alternative bel ...
... In order for one perception to be judged as being false, there must be a body of claims that one accepts as being true. One cannot judge that a prior perception was false unless one has sufficient warrant from another set of beliefs to judge that the prior perception was false. Those alternative bel ...
Inferential Knowledge of the Occurrence of Something
... In very few, but significant, passages, Dharmakīrti expressed by the term saṃbhavānumāna an inferential knowledge concerning the occurrence of something. In one passage, in particular, the subject under discussion are the mental qualities. The paper will expose the use of saṃbhavānumāna in Dharmakīr ...
... In very few, but significant, passages, Dharmakīrti expressed by the term saṃbhavānumāna an inferential knowledge concerning the occurrence of something. In one passage, in particular, the subject under discussion are the mental qualities. The paper will expose the use of saṃbhavānumāna in Dharmakīr ...
Actionable Knowledge
... 1933, called “On the Method of Theoretical Physics” (Isaacson, 2007). Therefore, we may conclude that there is another way of looking at knowledge which goes beyond the principles of traditional epistemology. Knowledge is not only something that we “possess”; it is also an interactive process of inc ...
... 1933, called “On the Method of Theoretical Physics” (Isaacson, 2007). Therefore, we may conclude that there is another way of looking at knowledge which goes beyond the principles of traditional epistemology. Knowledge is not only something that we “possess”; it is also an interactive process of inc ...
Refining Reid`s Principle of Credulity
... testimony although prima facie it belongs on this list. After all when we inquire into the basis of some claim by asking: ‘Why do you believe that?’ or ‘How do you know that?’ the answer ‘Jones told me’ can be just as appropriate as ‘I saw it’ or ‘I remember it’, ‘It follows from this’ or ‘It usuall ...
... testimony although prima facie it belongs on this list. After all when we inquire into the basis of some claim by asking: ‘Why do you believe that?’ or ‘How do you know that?’ the answer ‘Jones told me’ can be just as appropriate as ‘I saw it’ or ‘I remember it’, ‘It follows from this’ or ‘It usuall ...
Knowledge representations for
... learner misconceptions by analyzing student work Customize the selection and presentation of learning resources based on identified misconceptions High school plate tectonics ...
... learner misconceptions by analyzing student work Customize the selection and presentation of learning resources based on identified misconceptions High school plate tectonics ...
Can We Believe Without Sufficient Evidence? The James/Clifford
... step of faith. In this case, we use our passionate nature, given the character of intellectual indetermination of the belief in question. Now, James’ contention is that religious belief is a genuine option. There is so much to lose if we err with respect to religion; and we must take a position even ...
... step of faith. In this case, we use our passionate nature, given the character of intellectual indetermination of the belief in question. Now, James’ contention is that religious belief is a genuine option. There is so much to lose if we err with respect to religion; and we must take a position even ...
The Dominant Islamic Philosophy of Knowledge
... The best way to understand a certain culture is to compare it with a different culture. From this perspective, it is useful to compare the Arab-Islamic culture with the Western culture in order to clarify certain important aspects of the former, especially with regard to the status of beliefs and th ...
... The best way to understand a certain culture is to compare it with a different culture. From this perspective, it is useful to compare the Arab-Islamic culture with the Western culture in order to clarify certain important aspects of the former, especially with regard to the status of beliefs and th ...
Apr 7
... 1. Philosophy as analysis, e.g., of the concept of "cause": (a) the necessary condition, (b) the sufficient condition, or (with Nyaya) the bundle of conditions sufficient to bring about an effect, and (c) the trigger. 2. Philosophy as concerned with questions engaging a first-person perspective, whe ...
... 1. Philosophy as analysis, e.g., of the concept of "cause": (a) the necessary condition, (b) the sufficient condition, or (with Nyaya) the bundle of conditions sufficient to bring about an effect, and (c) the trigger. 2. Philosophy as concerned with questions engaging a first-person perspective, whe ...
Knowing justice and acting justly What is the source of virtue in
... So Plato’s argument that philosophers should be rulers depends on his arguments about how knowledge and virtue are linked. In the handout on ‘Philosophers, knowledge, and virtue’, we raised the objection that it is not certain that studying philosophy and the Forms will make someone virtuous. A seco ...
... So Plato’s argument that philosophers should be rulers depends on his arguments about how knowledge and virtue are linked. In the handout on ‘Philosophers, knowledge, and virtue’, we raised the objection that it is not certain that studying philosophy and the Forms will make someone virtuous. A seco ...
8th FY Khoo Memorial Lecture 2012—Why Radiologists Need
... properties of both an electromagnetic wave and a subatomic particle. Without these beliefs, it would be difficult to fully exploit the X-ray to be the workhorse of medical imaging, to understand its risks and benefits, and to create effective protection and safe practice for their use. Unfortunately ...
... properties of both an electromagnetic wave and a subatomic particle. Without these beliefs, it would be difficult to fully exploit the X-ray to be the workhorse of medical imaging, to understand its risks and benefits, and to create effective protection and safe practice for their use. Unfortunately ...
The Apology and Crito
... emphasizes is an awareness of how little he does know. If we allow that, correlated with human knowledge, there is a kind of human virtue (which is less than divine virtue and divine knowledge), then we can say that Socrates has this sort of human virtue. So: human knowledge, like human virtue, is f ...
... emphasizes is an awareness of how little he does know. If we allow that, correlated with human knowledge, there is a kind of human virtue (which is less than divine virtue and divine knowledge), then we can say that Socrates has this sort of human virtue. So: human knowledge, like human virtue, is f ...
A Critical Analysis of Empiricism
... known without inference are facts known by perception or memory, that is to say, through experience. In this respect the empiricist’s principle calls for no limitation. But our knowledge is not confined to perception or memory alone (Russell, 1961). We admit the validity of scientific knowledge whic ...
... known without inference are facts known by perception or memory, that is to say, through experience. In this respect the empiricist’s principle calls for no limitation. But our knowledge is not confined to perception or memory alone (Russell, 1961). We admit the validity of scientific knowledge whic ...
UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT Indian Philosophy -Non Vedic schools II (Complementary)
... from the list is inference, which most other Indian schools include, but Jain discussion of the pramanas seem to indicate that inference is included by implication in the pramana that provides the premises for inference. That is, inference from things learned by the senses is itself knowledge gained ...
... from the list is inference, which most other Indian schools include, but Jain discussion of the pramanas seem to indicate that inference is included by implication in the pramana that provides the premises for inference. That is, inference from things learned by the senses is itself knowledge gained ...
Rationalism - LabTec-CS
... settle whether it is true or not. So, to know that “All bachelors are unmarried” is true, I don’t need to go out and count how many bachelors are actually single. This is because to be a bachelor is to be unmarried. However, to find out whether “All bachelors are called Kevin” is true, I would need ...
... settle whether it is true or not. So, to know that “All bachelors are unmarried” is true, I don’t need to go out and count how many bachelors are actually single. This is because to be a bachelor is to be unmarried. However, to find out whether “All bachelors are called Kevin” is true, I would need ...
The Method – Analysis and Criticisms
... Second, who is to say that when I find that I cannot doubt something that I am right? Suppose I am someone who simply cannot make sense of the idea that the Earth is a sphere and not flat. Of course, one obvious way to check whether I’m right is to ask someone else. Philosophy and science are best d ...
... Second, who is to say that when I find that I cannot doubt something that I am right? Suppose I am someone who simply cannot make sense of the idea that the Earth is a sphere and not flat. Of course, one obvious way to check whether I’m right is to ask someone else. Philosophy and science are best d ...
Epistemology 1
... C. The atomic constituents of a body possesses the power through motion, to produce in us ideas of secondary qualities such as colors and sounds D. Also, the atoms of a particular body have the power affect the atoms of other bodies so as to alter the ways in which these bodies affect our senses ...
... C. The atomic constituents of a body possesses the power through motion, to produce in us ideas of secondary qualities such as colors and sounds D. Also, the atoms of a particular body have the power affect the atoms of other bodies so as to alter the ways in which these bodies affect our senses ...
Study Guide: René Descartes
... Deduction: Beginning only with facts one knows with complete certainty, reasoning to reach further facts that are known with certainty. o Any belief of which one is not completely certain cannot qualify as knowledge. Descartes’s Meditations on First Philosophy are intended to show that we can be a ...
... Deduction: Beginning only with facts one knows with complete certainty, reasoning to reach further facts that are known with certainty. o Any belief of which one is not completely certain cannot qualify as knowledge. Descartes’s Meditations on First Philosophy are intended to show that we can be a ...
Rationalist Epistemology
... • A well-ordered, good, soul is one in which Reason rules. Such a soul, at its best, exercises virtue effortlessly as a result of the transformative experience of Goodness itself. Such a soul is psychically integrated, happiest, sanest, most moral, most free, and most fully human. Plato’s answer to ...
... • A well-ordered, good, soul is one in which Reason rules. Such a soul, at its best, exercises virtue effortlessly as a result of the transformative experience of Goodness itself. Such a soul is psychically integrated, happiest, sanest, most moral, most free, and most fully human. Plato’s answer to ...
Philosophical Battles Empiricism Rationalism
... and would not have advanced without it. If we base our conclusions about the world on empiricism, we can change our theories and improve upon them and see our mistakes. A rationalist seems to have to say that we’ve discovered innate knowledge and then be embarrassed if he or she is ever wrong (see e ...
... and would not have advanced without it. If we base our conclusions about the world on empiricism, we can change our theories and improve upon them and see our mistakes. A rationalist seems to have to say that we’ve discovered innate knowledge and then be embarrassed if he or she is ever wrong (see e ...
Project 2: The situated view of perception and action conceives of
... The situated view of perception and action conceives of these phenomena and capacities in quite a different way than traditional accounts developed in the classical paradigm of cognitive science. The serial and linear character of information processing which is so prominent in models based on Marr’ ...
... The situated view of perception and action conceives of these phenomena and capacities in quite a different way than traditional accounts developed in the classical paradigm of cognitive science. The serial and linear character of information processing which is so prominent in models based on Marr’ ...
philosophers. The guardians who are selected
... Plato’s argument that knowledge of the Good (not just love of wisdom) will help make philosophers virtuous is left very vague. The idea of ‘assimilation’ is unclear. Suppose being good is a matter of character: How is it that knowledge could transform someone in the way Plato suggests? Suppose being ...
... Plato’s argument that knowledge of the Good (not just love of wisdom) will help make philosophers virtuous is left very vague. The idea of ‘assimilation’ is unclear. Suppose being good is a matter of character: How is it that knowledge could transform someone in the way Plato suggests? Suppose being ...