Objectivism and subjectivism in epistemology
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Littlejohn, Clayton. (2018). Objectivism and subjectivism in epistemology. In In Mitova, Veli (Ed.). The factive turn in epistemology pp. 142-160 Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316818992.009
Authors | Littlejohn, Clayton |
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Editors | Mitova, Veli |
Abstract | [Extract] I will defend two objectivist views. The first is a view about epistemic norms. Objectivists about norms believe that some norms have objective application conditions (i.e., conditions that don’t supervene upon our non-factive mental states or the subjective aspects of our mental lives). The second is a view about epistemic justification. Objectivists about justification believe that justification depends upon whether certain objective conditions obtain. If, say, some objective condition is met and there’s a norm that says that you shouldn’t believe that it’s raining if this condition is met, you couldn’t justifiably believe that it’s raining because this condition is met. It might not seem that the condition is met. You might have evidence that leads you to think that you violate no norms, but |
Page range | 142-160 |
Year | 2018 |
Book title | The factive turn in epistemology |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Place of publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom |
ISBN | 9781316818992 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316818992.009 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85048133440 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Author's accepted manuscript | License All rights reserved File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 26 Feb 2018 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 10 Jun 2022 |
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