Knowledge Tree
Relations (1)
related 3.91 — strongly supporting 14 facts
Justification is defined as a property of beliefs that meet specific epistemic norms [1], serving to distinguish well-founded beliefs from lucky guesses [2]. The relationship between these concepts is central to epistemology, as seen in debates regarding whether the justification for beliefs is internal or external [3], how it relates to the reliability of belief sources [4], and the role of fallibilism in assessing the validity of justifications for our beliefs [5].
Facts (14)
Sources
Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 5 facts
claimWhen evaluating the justification of beliefs, the relevant obligations are those that arise from the pursuit of truth, rather than moral or prudential obligations used to evaluate actions.
perspectiveAdvocates of deontological justification (DJ) argue that a lack of control over beliefs does not prevent the use of the term 'justification' in a deontological sense.
claimReliabilists reject access internalism because they argue that if the justification of beliefs is determined by the reliability of belief sources, justification is not always recognizable upon reflection.
claimDependence coherentism rejects the requirement that justification must come in the form of beliefs, allowing instead for justification to come from introspective and memorial evidence, or from suitable perceptual experiences and memory content.
claimReliabilism asserts that the justification of beliefs is a function of the reliability of belief sources, such as memorial, perceptual, and introspective states and processes, rather than evidence.
What Is Epistemology? Pt. 3: The Nature of Justification and Belief philosimplicity.com 3 facts
claimFallibilism does not assert that beliefs are wrong or that true knowledge is impossible, but rather that absolute certainty regarding the nature of justifications in relation to the knowledge they provide is unattainable.
claimThe Internal-External (IE) debate is a major contemporary debate in epistemology concerning whether justification for beliefs comes from internal mental states or external conditions.
claimFallibilism is the epistemological position that all of our best beliefs are only fallibly justified, meaning there is always room for reasonable doubt regarding the validity of the justifications provided for those beliefs.
Epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
claimEpistemologists use epistemic norms as criteria to assess the cognitive quality of beliefs, such as their justification and rationality.
claimIn epistemology, justification is defined as a property of beliefs that adhere to specific norms regarding what a person should believe.
claimJustification serves to distinguish well-founded beliefs from superstition and lucky guesses.
Naturalized Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 2 facts
claimJaegwon Kim argues that Willard Van Orman Quine's naturalized epistemology studies a different topic than traditional epistemology, specifically shifting focus from questions of rationality, justification, and knowledge to the causal connections between sensory evidence and beliefs.
claimTraditional epistemology focuses on questions of rationality, justification, and whether an epistemic support relation holds between basic evidence and beliefs about the world.
Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
claimSkeptics may argue that beliefs are either not true or not justified, with the argument that beliefs are not justified being more common than the argument that they are not true.