Yes, argument, inference, and proof is one of the ways we justify a belief, but keep in mind that there are other language-games that justify beliefs....
Just because one claims that what they believe is a piece of knowledge, that surely isn't the end of the matter. And of course the claim that you know...
Yes, to say that one knows X, is to be justified in believing X, and as such, one can claim it as a piece of knowledge, but the claim doesn't necessar...
The problem with this is that one is confusing the definition of knowledge as JTB, with a claim to knowledge that may or may not be true. They are two...
I would say not, i.e., these beliefs can't be wrong in the epistemological sense. In what sense could Moore be wrong about having hands, especially in...
The temptation is to think it's a piece of knowledge, but it's not. In fact, it's the same mistake that Moore makes, and that Wittgenstein criticizes....
Banno the belief is not justified, nor is there a choice involved. I don't make some kind of justification for these kinds of beliefs, that's Wittgens...
While it's true that some beliefs are a matter of choice, it's also true that some beliefs have nothing to do with choice. For example, let's suppose ...
Nice Benkei, you can take the whole family in that. Unfortunately for me I can only have one other passenger. Hope you get many enjoyable miles. :smil...
I think it's important to understand Moore papers (Proof of an External World, 1939; and A Defense of Common Sense, 1925) in relation to Wittgenstein,...
I like that Toyota. It's a used 2017 Corvette. I bought it because I got, I believe, a good deal. The color was the color of my 2014 Corvette, which I...
No it's not the Z06, but after I put the P1X procharger on, it will have about the same hp as a Z06 for much less money. I can put the procharger on f...
I wouldn't choose the word certainties or certainty because these words also have epistemological implications, although not necessarily. Also, I don'...
I think the question is a misunderstanding. The rules for justification don't need to be justified, no more than the rules for chess need to be justif...
Ya, there are those who think that Wittgenstein missed the boat about Moore's conclusions. My tendency is to agree with Wittgenstein's interpretation ...
I've also been thinking about how difficult it is for people to give up a belief, especially if it's something they've been working on for a long time...
I agree with your comments about humility and arrogance. One can possess these character traits whatever one believes, rational or not. I'm mainly tal...
It would make for an interesting study. It's fascinating that the mind will take the word and associate it with what's closest in meaning or closest i...
Wittgenstein didn't have much to say about poetry other than a few scattered remarks. For me, and I'm not really into poetry, it seems to touch a part...
It's true that I'm in possession of my hands in a way that I'm not when it comes to chess pieces. However, it's still the case that what I mean by han...
So if it's meaningless to speak of a contradiction when a question is involved, then why did you say I was contradicting myself? I thought you saw wha...
What?! Saying that "words don't accurately and completely describe any reality," contradicts the statement "Are there objects in this reality, is ther...
Words don't accurately and completely describe any reality. People who have had NDEs are able to describe their experiences, and that which they are u...
Like I said, our thinking is so far apart one wonders if there is any common ground epistemologically. The amount of work to bridge the gap isn't wort...
We are so far apart in our thinking. I'm not saying it's never clear, I'm saying that the assumption you made about evidence of past lives isn't clear...
Maybe, but it sure isn't clear that that's the case. Of course if it's true, as I think it is, that we do live out many lives, then it would seem to f...
Saying death is "like before you were born" almost assumes the very thing you're arguing against. As if you could compare what its like being consciou...
My point isn't that these words lack meaning, or that they're "metaphysically undefined." My point is that they're like other words that tend to be va...
Ya, I understand the arguments, I just disagree, especially that truth fits into some pragmatic view of epistemology. For me it's much broader in scop...
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