Skeptical thoughts concerning explanationism and skepticism
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Littlejohn, Clayton. (2014). Skeptical thoughts concerning explanationism and skepticism. Symposion. 1(1), pp. 77-87. https://doi.org/10.5840/symposion2014116
Authors | Littlejohn, Clayton |
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Abstract | According to the explanationist, we can rely on inference to best explanation to justifiably believe familiar skeptical hypotheses are false. On this view, commonsense beliefs about the existence and character of familiar, medium-sized dry goods provides the best explanation of our evidence and so justifies our belief that we're not brains-in-vats. This explanationist approach seems prima facie plausible until we press the explanationist to tell us what the data is that we're trying to explain by appeal to our beliefs about external objects and how we could have access to it. |
Keywords | dogmatism; evidence; explanationism; inference to best explanation; knowledge; skepticism |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | Symposion |
Journal citation | 1 (1), pp. 77-87 |
Publisher | Institutul de Cercetari Economice si Sociale "Gh. Zane", Academia Romana * Filiala Iasi |
ISSN | 1584-174X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.5840/symposion2014116 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85025435573 |
Open access | Open access |
Page range | 77-87 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 2014 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 01 Jul 2025 |
Additional information | Bronze open access. |
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