Ideas of Alvin I. Goldman, by Theme
[American, b.1938, Professor at the University of Arizona for many years.]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 6. Coherence
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If the only aim was consistent beliefs then new evidence and experiments would be irrelevant
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / c. Counting procedure
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Children may have three innate principles which enable them to learn to count
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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / a. Mathematical empiricism
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Rat behaviour reveals a considerable ability to count
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 2. Categorisation
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Infant brains appear to have inbuilt ontological categories
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12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 3. Representation
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Elephants can be correctly identified from as few as three primitive shapes
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12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 5. Interpretation
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The way in which colour experiences are evoked is physically odd and unpredictable
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12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 2. Associationism
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Gestalt psychology proposes inbuilt proximity, similarity, smoothness and closure principles
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13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 3. Internal or External / a. Pro-internalism
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A belief can be justified when the person has forgotten the evidence for it
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We can't only believe things if we are currently conscious of their justification - there are too many
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Internalism must cover Forgotten Evidence, which is no longer retrievable from memory
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Internal justification needs both mental stability and time to compute coherence
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13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 3. Internal or External / b. Pro-externalism
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If justified beliefs are well-formed beliefs, then animals and young children have them
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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / c. Coherentism critique
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Coherent justification seems to require retrieving all our beliefs simultaneously
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13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 3. Reliabilism / a. Reliable knowledge
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Justification depends on the reliability of its cause, where reliable processes tend to produce truth
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Reliability involves truth, and truth is external
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16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 1. Introspection
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Introspection is really retrospection; my pain is justified by a brief causal history
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