Ideas of E Conee / R Feldman, by Theme

[American, fl. 2004, both Professors at the University of Rochester.]

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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / c. Aim of beliefs

19525

If the only aim is to believe truths, that justifies recklessly believing what is unsupported (if it is right)

13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 2. Justification Challenges / c. Knowledge closure

19524

We don't have the capacity to know all the logical consequences of our beliefs

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 3. Evidentialism / b. Evidentialism

19518

Evidentialism says justifications supervene on the available evidence

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / c. Reasons as causes

19519

Rational decisions are either taken to be based on evidence, or to be explained causally