11 ideas
22642 | Man has an intense natural interest in the consistency of his own thinking [James] |
18946 | Unreflectively, we all assume there are nonexistents, and we can refer to them [Reimer] |
4261 | The Lottery Paradox says each ticket is likely to lose, so there probably won't be a winner [Bonjour, by PG] |
22641 | Realities just are, and beliefs are true of them [James] |
4255 | Externalist theories of knowledge are one species of foundationalism [Bonjour] |
4257 | The big problem for foundationalism is to explain how basic beliefs are possible [Bonjour] |
4256 | The main argument for foundationalism is that all other theories involve a regress leading to scepticism [Bonjour] |
22640 | We find satisfaction in consistency of all of our beliefs, perceptions and mental connections [James] |
4258 | Extreme externalism says no more justification is required than the truth of the belief [Bonjour] |
4259 | External reliability is not enough, if the internal state of the believer is known to be irrational [Bonjour] |
4260 | Even if there is no obvious irrationality, it may be irrational to base knowledge entirely on external criteria [Bonjour] |