The 6th annual NU/ND Grad Epistemology conference will take place April 10-11, 2015, on the campus of Notre Dame University (South Bend, IN). The keynote speaker is Declan Smithies (Ohio State), but the following text is from the call for … Continue reading
Many epistemologists accept the mentalist version of internalism about rationality. In a slogan, this is the view that rationality supervenes on the mental states that the relevant thinker has at the relevant time. Coherentism, as I shall understand it here, … Continue reading
Here’s a view that I think some people are attracted to, a tripartite view of how positive epistemic standing is attained: Tripartite View: For a belief to constitute knowledge, three elements have to be in place: (a) There’s the belief … Continue reading
Held in St. Louis, November 13-15, 2014, much of interest to epistemologists. Links below: James Sennett, Brenau University Jonathan Kvanvig, Baylor University Mark Lance, Georgetown University Meghan Page, Baylor University Sam Lebens, Rutgers University, Center for Philosophy of Religion Mike … Continue reading
Conference Epistemic Consequentialism: Problems and Prospects 25-26 June 2015 • University of Kent, Canterbury Keynote Speakers Julia Driver (WUSTL) James Joyce (Michigan) Ralph Wedgwood (USC) Jon Williamson (Kent) Call for Papers Contributors are invited to submit extended abstracts (no more … Continue reading