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The problem with arguments for the reliability of SP is typically what he calls epistemic circularity. From Wordnik.com. [Warranted Christian Belief] Reference
Regularity theorists counter that the N-relation is a mysterious bit of metaphysics, and that there is no way we could ever gain epistemic access to it. From Wordnik.com. [A New Weapon Against Freedom and ID: Volksverhetzung] Reference
In both instances, the notion of epistemic certainty gained from a. From Wordnik.com. [Evolution] Reference
Thus, we suggested that ways-of-seeing were epistemic, that is, largely a product of shifting social and historical values. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
However, Code argues, redirecting epistemology in this way gives the notion of epistemic responsibility central importance. From Wordnik.com. [Virtue Epistemology] Reference
Next, an argument that a surprising number of people seem to find convincing, what we might call the epistemic argument for free will. From Wordnik.com. [Unpersuasive Arguments for Free Will] Reference
I'm not sure exactly when I became pro-choice, but as I studied more philosophy, I became more impressed by the notion of epistemic humility. From Wordnik.com. [Libertarian Blog Place] Reference
Mad Jurist: I'm not sure exactly when I became pro-choice, but as I studied more philosophy, I became more impressed by the notion of epistemic humility. From Wordnik.com. [ADF Alliance Alert] Reference
A kind of epistemic desperation may set in among defenders of increasingly inconsistent theories. From Wordnik.com. [CellCraft, a subversive little game - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
A minority (such as worry and hope) are "epistemic", in that they are precisely focused on an uncertainty. From Wordnik.com. [Emotion] Reference
Now if the Magisterium claimed the kind of epistemic authority I've already discussed, then Shane's impression would be understandable. From Wordnik.com. [Submission and faith] Reference
They generally use "epistemic" in the sense "of or relating to knowledge or cognition" and use "epistemological" in the sense "of or relating to epistemology". From Wordnik.com. [Griffin And Hoxie Mega Feed] Reference
It's called epistemic closure. From Wordnik.com. [TIME.com: Top Stories] Reference
As such, Nozick proposes a form of epistemic relativism called tracking. From Wordnik.com. [anti-gens Diary Entry] Reference
That's the sound policy under conditions of ignorance and epistemic opacity. From Wordnik.com. [Andrew Winston: The Competing Black Swans of Climate Change] Reference
Alston's sense at all, but are nonetheless perfectly in order from an epistemic point of view. From Wordnik.com. [Warranted Christian Belief] Reference
She is fulfilling her epistemic responsibilities; she is doing her level best; she is justified. From Wordnik.com. [Warranted Christian Belief] Reference
But any epistemic debility that afflicts a necessarily omniscient being is hardly worth worrying about. From Wordnik.com. [Warranted Christian Belief] Reference
What I can't distinguish by those exercises of my epistemic powers are different cognitive minienvironments. From Wordnik.com. [Warranted Christian Belief] Reference
Slipstream generally deals more with epistemic, ontological or metaphysical uncertainty than social or political ideology. From Wordnik.com. [The Strange Edge: Have I Stumbled Upon a New Idear? (Blog)] Reference
Calvin thought, that belief-forming power or mechanism is part of the original epistemic equipment of humankind generally. From Wordnik.com. [Warranted Christian Belief] Reference
So either most of our beliefs are such that we are going contrary to epistemic obligations in holding them, or (CP) is false. From Wordnik.com. [Warranted Christian Belief] Reference
As both a staunch fan of the National Football League and a budding social scientist, it pains me to see such epistemic hubris. From Wordnik.com. [A Very Rough Draft] Reference
Alston detects many examples of epistemic circularity (more than you might have thought), some obvious and some not so obvious. From Wordnik.com. [Warranted Christian Belief] Reference
The paper, relating to 'epistemic communities', apparently comes to the conclusion that, yep you guessed it: immigration is good for the UK. From Wordnik.com. [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference
If you believe in some other way, then you are going contrary to your epistemic obligations; you are guilty; you are flouting epistemic duty. From Wordnik.com. [Warranted Christian Belief] Reference
The paper, relating to 'epistemic communities', apparently comes to the conclusion that, yep you guessed it: immigration is good for the UK. '. From Wordnik.com. [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference
One of the more striking features of the contemporary conservative movement is the extent to which it has been moving toward epistemic closure. From Wordnik.com. [Jonathan Weiler: The Closing of the American (Right's) Mind] Reference
Blogs and cable news shows — media outlets that mirror their audiences 'biases and encourage "epistemic closure" — have only exaggerated this shift. From Wordnik.com. [Why Dems Need to Have More Trust in Government] Reference
Serious thinkers on the right have finally gotten around to a full and open debate on the epistemic closure problem that's plaguing the conservative movement. From Wordnik.com. [Have Conservatives Gone Mad?] Reference
But here we are concerned only with people who have agreed to buy into all the epistemic assumptions of reality-based science -- they still disagree about morality. From Wordnik.com. [Sam Harris: Toward a Science of Morality] Reference
Since the time of Plutarch's subjects, since the emergence of shamans who decided they were the epistemic gatekeepers of their own clan and era, such has been the case. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
And finally: pointing out that people disagree about morality is not analogous to the fact that some people are radical epistemic skeptics who don't agree with ordinary science. From Wordnik.com. [Sam Harris: Toward a Science of Morality] Reference
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