Single Idea 4768

[catalogued under 7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence]

Full Idea

The move from what can (or cannot) be known to exist to what does (or does not) exist has been dubbed the 'epistemic fallacy'.

Gist of Idea

The 'epistemic fallacy' is inferring what does exist from what can be known to exist

Source

Stathis Psillos (Causation and Explanation [2002], §1.6)

Book Reference

Psillos,Stathis: 'Causation and Explanation' [Acumen 2002], p.40


A Reaction

This should be a standard concept in all philosophical discussion. It is the commonest, simplest, and most profound blunder made by philosophers, and they do it all the time.