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Epistemology of Testimony | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 5 facts
claimThe 'reactionary' epistemic position accepts only principles regarding a priori insight, internal experiences, and deduction, while rejecting principles related to memory, enumerative induction, inference to the best explanation, perception, and testimony.
claimPeter Graham defines a "reactionary" as someone who accepts only principles of a priori insight, internal experiences, and deduction, while rejecting principles related to memory, enumerative induction, inference to the best explanation, perception, and testimony.
claimA deductively-based belief is formed when an individual concludes a statement (q) based on the belief that a premise (p) is true and that (p) entails (q).
claimBeliefs can be categorized based on their source or root, such as perceptual, deductive, inductive, memorial, or testimonial.
claimBelief sources include perception (e.g., seeing a chair), deduction (e.g., concluding q from p entails q), induction (e.g., inferring future gravity from past gravity), and memory (e.g., remembering past events).
Epistemic Justification – Introduction to Philosophy: Epistemology press.rebus.community 3 facts
referenceDeduction is a form of reasoning in which the truth of the premises logically guarantees the truth of the conclusion.
claimClassical foundationalism is the view that combines strong foundationalism with the claim that non-foundational beliefs are justified only via deduction from justified foundational beliefs.
claimContemporary foundationalists, including both strong and modest varieties, hold that non-basic beliefs can be justified through deduction, induction, and abduction from justified basic beliefs.
Sources of Knowledge: Rationalism, Empiricism, and the Kantian ... press.rebus.community 3 facts
claimRené Descartes defines intuition as the capacity to look inward and comprehend intellectual objects and basic truths, while defining deduction as reasoning where the truth of the conclusion is guaranteed by the truth of the premises.
claimDavid Hume argues that the method of deduction establishes relations between ideas that have already been acquired through experience, such as the definition of a mother as a woman parent.
perspectiveRené Descartes posits that reason alone, utilizing intuition and deduction, can provide certainty to all human knowledge.
Rationalism vs Empiricism: Philosophy & Meaning - Vaia vaia.com Nov 12, 2024 2 facts
claimRationalists typically highlight analytical propositions, which are truths based on the meanings of terms or logical deduction, such as the statement 'all bachelors are unmarried.'
claimRationalism is a philosophical view asserting that reason is the primary source of knowledge, and that humans possess innate understanding that can be developed through logic and deduction.
Neuro-symbolic AI - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
referenceDaniel Kahneman's book "Thinking, Fast and Slow" describes human cognition as encompassing two components: System 1, which is fast, reflexive, intuitive, and unconscious, and System 2, which is slower, step-by-step, and explicit. System 1 is used for pattern recognition, while System 2 handles planning, deduction, and deliberative thinking.
Epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimThe Upanishads, composed in ancient India between 700 and 300 BCE, examined how people acquire knowledge through introspection, comparison, and deduction.
Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right? - TheCollector thecollector.com Nov 9, 2023 1 fact
claimEmpiricism struggles to explain complex thought processes such as synthesis, abstraction, generalization, specification, deduction, and induction, which are necessary for understanding abstract concepts in mathematics, natural sciences, and social disciplines.
Naturalistic Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
claimAlvin Goldman contends that humans consider processes like perception or deduction to confer justification because humans perceive these processes to be reliable.