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A modal theory of justification

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This article develops a modal theory of justification, according to which a belief is justified if it is more possible that it amounts to knowledge than that it does not. The core of the theory is neutral between internalism and externalism and it solves two problems that extant modal accounts of justification suffer from. In developing the theory, an account of comparative possibility is provided to yield degrees of justification.

Source: Philosophy and Phenomenological Research

DOI: 10.1111/phpr.13143

Author: Jaakko Hirvelä

Institution: University of Helsinki

Language: English

Topic: Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,900

Funders: Koneen Säätiö, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, Kulttuurin ja Yhteiskunnan Tutkimuksen Toimikunta, H2020 European Research Council