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Degrees of Doxastic Justification

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: This paper studies degrees of doxastic justification. Dependency relations among different beliefs are represented in terms of causal models. Doxastic justification, on this picture, is taken to run causally downstream along appropriate causal chains. A theory is offered which accounts for the strength of a derivative belief in terms of (i) the strength of the beliefs on which it is based, and (ii) the epistemic quality of the belief-forming mechanisms involved. It is shown that the structure of degrees of justification converges to ranking theory under ideal conditions.

Source: Erkenntnis

DOI: 10.1007/s10670-020-00334-0

Author: Moritz Schulz

Institution: Technische Universität Dresden

Language: English

Topic: Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,750

Funder: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft