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[from 'Knowledge by Agreement' by Martin Kusch, in 13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 2. Causal Justification ]

Full Idea

Assessments of causal routes are specific to cultures, and thus not beyond dialectical justification.

Gist of Idea

Cultures decide causal routes, and they can be critically assessed

Source

Martin Kusch (Knowledge by Agreement [2002], Ch.11)

Book Reference

Kusch,Martin: 'Knowledge by Agreement' [OUP 2004], p.161


A Reaction

This is a good defence of the social and communitarian view against those who are trying to be thoroughly naturalistic and physicalist by relying entirely on causal processes for all explanation, even though I sympathise with such naturalism.