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Monthly Archives: November 2009

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Toronto Formal Epistemology Workshop

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Kvanvig Jon
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From Jonathan Weisberg, a Call for Papers for the 3rd Formal Epistemology Festival: Learning From Experience & Defeasible Reasoning University of Toronto, May 11-13, 2010. This is the third of three small, thematically focused events in formal epistemology, organized by … Continue reading →

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Parts and wholes

Posted on November 24, 2009 by John Turri
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I suspect many of us have grappled with this issue. So you’ve got a research program, with at least two main parts, X and Y. Working out all the issues associated with both X and Y simply cannot be done … Continue reading →

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‘Have’ and the reason relation

Posted on November 21, 2009 by John Turri
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Some people think that reasons are propositions. When you form a belief or perform an action, they say, your belief is based on a proposition, not another belief, an experience, a desire, or anything else mental. The basis of belief … Continue reading →

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Adding to Rutgers Strength in Epistemology

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Kvanvig Jon
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From Brian at TAR, news that Jonathan Schaffer and Susanna Schellenberg are going to Rutgers, along with the previously announced addition of Branden Fitelson. The trio helps Rutgers in a number of ways, but I note here the central impact … Continue reading →

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New Coherentism Essay

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Kvanvig Jon
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Available here, and comments always appreciated, since changes are still possible. Mostly boilerplate stuff, though some new stuff on the truth connection in the last section, connecting with the impossibility results from Bovens/Hartmann as well as a brief preview of … Continue reading →

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Northwestern Epistemology conference, pre-APA Central

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Sandy Goldberg
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The Philosophy Department at Northwestern will hold a one-day Epistemology conference on Northwestern’s Evanston Campus on Wednesday, February 17, 2010.  The conference is free and open to the public. We especially welcome philosophers who will be in town for the … Continue reading →

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Putting justification to work

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Clayton Littlejohn

I couldn’t decide whether to post this here, at PEA Soup, or both.  So, I posted it at PEA Soup and thought I’d post a link here instead of double posting.  Some regular commentators comment both places, but many do … Continue reading →

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Access Internalism and JJ principles

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Kvanvig Jon
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Ralph’s interesting post and penetrating discussion raised to my mind the central question of the relationship between access internalism and various principles about the connection between first-order and higher-order justification. The simplest are, where ‘p’ is a proposition and ‘J’ … Continue reading →

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CFP: 2010 Episteme Conference in Edinburgh

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Duncan
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A quick reminder about the 2010 Episteme Conference in Edinburgh, which is being hosted by Edinburgh’s epistemology research group. The conference topic is ‘Cognitive Ecology: The Role of the Concept of Knowledge in our Social Cognitive Ecology’, and if you … Continue reading →

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Reasons and Rationality Conference in St. Louis

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Kvanvig Jon
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May 23-25, 2010; conference website here. From the website: The first St. Louis Annual Conference on Reasons and Rationality (SLACRR, pronounced (slăk΄ r)) will take place May 23-25, 2010 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The conference is designed to … Continue reading →

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