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Deontological justification
Also known as: DJ, deontological understanding of justification
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Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Dec 14, 2005 8 facts
formulaDeontological Justification (DJ) for beliefs is defined as: A subject S is justified in believing that p if and only if S believes that p while it is not the case that S is obliged to refrain from believing that p.
claimThe second objection to deontological justification (DJ) asserts that it fails to 'epistemize' true beliefs, meaning it does not ensure they are non-accidentally true.
claimThe first objection to deontological justification (DJ) argues that it presupposes humans have a high degree of control over beliefs, whereas beliefs are involuntary processes similar to digestion or blinking.
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.
perspectiveThe dominant contemporary view in epistemology is that the deontological understanding of justification is unsuitable for the purposes of the field.
perspectiveProponents of Non-Deontological Justification (NDJ) argue that probabilification and deontological justification can diverge, meaning a belief can be deontologically justified without being properly probabilified.
claimCritics of deontological justification (DJ) argue that beliefs formed through unreliable methods cannot qualify as knowledge, even if they are true, which leads to the rejection of DJ.
formulaDeontological justification for actions is defined as: A subject S is justified in doing x if and only if S is not obliged to refrain from doing x.
Epistemology (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2019 Edition) plato.stanford.edu Dec 14, 2005 2 facts
claimCritics of deontological justification (DJ) argue that beliefs formed using unreliable or intellectually faulty methods are epistemically defective, even if the subject is not under an obligation to refrain from holding those beliefs due to cognitive deficiency or cultural isolation.
claimThe deontological understanding of justification is a perspective historically held by philosophers including Descartes, Locke, Moore, and Chisholm.