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Full Idea
What exactly is supposed to be 'justified': a person's believing some particular proposition, or the proposition that he believes?
Gist of Idea
Is it people who are justified, or propositions?
Source
Michael Williams (Problems of Knowledge [2001], Ch. 1)
Book Ref
Williams,Michael: 'Problems of Knowledge' [OUP 2001], p.21
A Reaction
A key distinction. See my comment on Idea 3752. What would justify a sign saying 'treasure buried here'? People can be justified in believing falsehoods. How could a false proposition be justified?
Related Idea
Idea 3752 Justification can be of the belief, or of the person holding the belief [Bernecker/Dretske]
6595 | If we need a criterion of truth, we need to know whether it is the correct criterion [Pyrrho, by Fogelin] |
23294 | It is common to doubt truth when discussing it, but totally accept it when discussing knowledge [Davidson] |
3831 | Reasons can either be facts in the world, or intentional states [Searle] |
8836 | Must all justification be inferential? [Ginet] |
8837 | Inference cannot originate justification, it can only transfer it from premises to conclusion [Ginet] |
12413 | A 'warrant' is a process which ensures that a true belief is knowledge [Kitcher] |
3564 | Is it people who are justified, or propositions? [Williams,M] |
6371 | Bayesian epistemology is Bayes' Theorem plus the 'simple rule' (believe P if it is probable) [Pollock/Cruz] |
3752 | Justification can be of the belief, or of the person holding the belief [Bernecker/Dretske] |
21626 | Knowing you know (KK) is usually denied if the knowledge concept is missing, or not considered [Williamson] |
4722 | Modern epistemology centres on debates about foundations, and about external justification [O'Grady] |
6150 | The 'warrant' for a belief is what turns a true belief into knowledge [Merricks] |
19540 | Don't confuse justified belief with justified believers [Dougherty/Rysiew] |
19703 | Epistemic is normally marked out from moral or pragmatic justifications by its truth-goal [Vahid] |
19729 | 'Modal epistemology' demands a connection between the belief and facts in possible worlds [Black,T] |