Single Idea 19520

[catalogued under 13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 3. Evidentialism / b. Evidentialism]

Full Idea

Evidentialism does not support beginning epistemology by taking for granted that evidentialism is true. ...Rather, what potentially justifies belief in intial epistemic data and initial procedures of inquiry is the evidence itself.

Gist of Idea

Evidentialism is not axiomatic; the evidence itself inclines us towards evidentialism

Source

Earl Conee (First Things First [2004], 'Getting')

Book Reference

Conee,E/Feldman,R: 'Evidentialism' [OUP 2004], p.19


A Reaction

This sounds good. I much prefer talk of 'evidence' to talk of 'perceptions', because evidence has been licked into shape, and its significance has been clarified. That is the first step towards the coherence we seek.