In this paper I argue that Evidentialism is unsatisfactory as a general account of epistemic justification. My argument takes the form of a dilemma. If the Evidentialist occupies its first horn, she's unable to explain the claim that ordinarily, S's experience that P gives S some degree of prima facie justification for believing P; if the Evidentialist occupies its second horn, she's unable to explain the claim that ordinarily, S's beliefs give S some degree of prima facie justification for believing other propositions. Either way, Evidentialism must be rejected on account of its inability to explain intuitive epistemic phenomena.

A Dilemma for Evidentialism

tommaso piazza
2019-01-01

Abstract

In this paper I argue that Evidentialism is unsatisfactory as a general account of epistemic justification. My argument takes the form of a dilemma. If the Evidentialist occupies its first horn, she's unable to explain the claim that ordinarily, S's experience that P gives S some degree of prima facie justification for believing P; if the Evidentialist occupies its second horn, she's unable to explain the claim that ordinarily, S's beliefs give S some degree of prima facie justification for believing other propositions. Either way, Evidentialism must be rejected on account of its inability to explain intuitive epistemic phenomena.
2019
Philosophy covers resources on every branch of philosophy, including aesthetics, ethics, metaphysics, and the philosophy of science.
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