Single Idea 19540

[catalogued under 13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 1. Justification / a. Justification issues]

Full Idea

Much theorizing about justification conflates issues of justified belief with issues of justified/blameless believers.

Gist of Idea

Don't confuse justified belief with justified believers

Source

Dougherty,T/Rysiew,P (What is Knowledge-First Epistemology? [2014], p.12)

Book Reference

'Contemporary Debates in Epistemology (2nd ed)', ed/tr. Steup/Turri/Sosa [Wiley Blackwell 2014], p.12


A Reaction

[They cite Kent Bach 1985] Presumably the only thing that really justifies a belief is the truth, or the actual facts. You could then say 'p is a justified belief, though no one actually believes it'. E.g. the number of stars is odd.