Necessary truths, evidence, and knowledge

Autores

  • Art?rs Logins University of Geneva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/fsu.2016.173.06

Resumo

According to the knowledge view of evidence notoriously defended by Timothy Williamson (2000), for any subject, her evidence consists of all and only her propositional knowledge (E=K). Many have found (E=K) implausible. However, few have offered arguments against Williamson’s positive case for (E=K). In this paper, I propose an argument against Williamson’s positive case in favour of (E=K). Central to my argument is the possibility of the knowledge of necessary truths. I also draw some more general conclusions concerning theorizing about evidence.

Keywords: functions of evidence, E=K, evidential probability, probability raising.

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Publicado

2016-12-30

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Philosophy South