Knowledge, time constraints, and pragmatic encroachment
Description
ABSTRACT In this work, I provide two novel pieces of evidence in favor of the view that there is pragmatic encroachment on knowledge. First, I present an empirical case via the results of a series of recent experiments to show that folk-knowledge attributions may be sensitive to time constraints even when the latter are construed in a non-truth relevant manner. Along the way, I consider some comments made by Jonathan Schaffer (2006) as it pertains to interpreting time constraints-sensitivity in a manner that supports contextualism, before offering reasons to resist such a treatment. I proceed by applying interest relative invariantism to adjudicate a conflict in the epistemology of testimony namely, the positive reasons requirement a la, reductionism vs. non-reductionism. In particular, I highlight how whether an epistemic subject H needs positive non-testimonial reasons to be justified in accepting S's testimony that p, depends on what is at stake for H in believing that p and how much time H has in deliberating about p.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2013
Agent
- Author (aut): Shin, Joseph Ellis
- Thesis advisor (ths): Pinillos, N. Angel
- Committee member: Reynolds, Steven L
- Committee member: White, Michael J.
- Publisher (pbl): Arizona State University