Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Hermarchus, E Conee / R Feldman and Tim Black

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7 ideas

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

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

13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 1. Justification / a. Justification issues

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'Modal epistemology' demands a connection between the belief and facts in possible worlds [Black,T]

13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 2. Justification Challenges / b. Gettier problem

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Gettier and lottery cases seem to involve luck, meaning bad connection of beliefs to facts [Black,T]

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

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We don't have the capacity to know all the logical consequences of our beliefs [Conee/Feldman]

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

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Evidentialism says justifications supervene on the available evidence [Conee/Feldman]

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

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Rational decisions are either taken to be based on evidence, or to be explained causally [Conee/Feldman]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 6. Animal Rights

6005	Animals are dangerous and nourishing, and can't form contracts of justice [Hermarchus, by Sedley]