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Evidentialism is fundamentally defined by its orientation toward truth, as it posits that evidence serves as an indication of truth [1] and that belief justification is governed by the pursuit of truth {fact:3, fact:4}. Furthermore, the evidentialist assessment of a proposition's probability is explicitly tied to determining whether it is more likely to be true than false based on available information [2].
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Epistemology (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2019 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 2 facts
claimAn alternative view to evidentialism suggests that the obligations relevant to assessing whether a belief is justified are those that require one to follow the correct epistemic norms in the pursuit of truth.
claimEvidentialists argue that the obligations relevant to assessing whether a belief is justified are those that arise from the pursuit of truth, specifically that one ought to believe in accordance with one's evidence.
Epistemic Justification – Introduction to Philosophy: Epistemology press.rebus.community 2 facts
claimFor evidentialists, a proposition p is probable for a person if their overall evidence supports p better than not-p, meaning p is more likely to be true than false given the information that person possesses.
claimEvidentialists accept the view that epistemic justification is entirely a matter of a person's evidence, where evidence is defined as an indication of truth that can be used in thought.