How to justify propositions when facing skeptical challenges

  • Federico Matías Pailós Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ASEM.2014.v47.45810
Keywords: Justification, skepticism, probability, belief, proposition, circularity, certainty, acceptance.

Abstract

Skeptical challenges question that the propositions one accepts are justified. But it is possible to justify each one of them in probabilistic terms. In order to do that, their probability, conditional to the rest of the accepted propositions, must be higher than their absolute probability. This justification is circular, but virtuous. Nevertheless, it has no dialectical efficiency against the skeptic.

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Published
2014-07-07
How to Cite
Matías Pailós F. (2014). How to justify propositions when facing skeptical challenges. Logos. Anales del Seminario de Metafísica, 47, 249-258. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ASEM.2014.v47.45810
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Vol. 47 (2014)
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