Jun 21, 2006 · Epistemic paradoxes are riddles that turn on the concept of knowledge (episteme is Greek for knowledge). Typically, there are conflicting, well-credentialed answers to these …

Sep 15, 2014 · Instead of accepting that knowledge cannot be defined, philosophers have attempted to come up with other working definitions, such as knowledge as Justified True …

May 31, 2024 · Knowledge, like other things of value, can be faked. According to Hawley (2011), know-how is harder to fake than knowledge-that, given that merely apparent propositional …

Apr 9, 2022 · On the standard interpretation, what looks to be inferential knowledge obtained from a falsehood is instead inferential knowledge derived from a known proposition. One acquires …

one can have knowledge through an inference that uses false S-evidence. The KFF advocates, however, universally claim something stronger: they claim that K- evidence can be false. 4 By …

Oct 12, 2021 · The safety account of knowledge, unlike the no-false-lemmas account of knowledge, does a nice job to handle cases of knowledge from falsehood. The insight is that a …

Oct 7, 2014 · A growing number of authors defend putative examples of knowledge from falsehood (KFF), inferential knowledge based in a critical or essential way on false premises, …

Sep 12, 2023 · Philosophers like Karl Popper have pointed out that knowledge can never be absolutely certain, but only probable. This idea is central to the concept of falsifiability, which …

Feb 6, 2001 · It is overwhelmingly clear that what is false cannot be known. For example, it is false that G. E. Moore is the author of Sense and Sensibilia. Since it is false, it is not the sort of …

Mar 25, 2016 · To the extent the next not-yet-known theory is equally both true and false, if likely to be closer to reliability, you can claim all the approximations are all false. Being able to …

Plato famously defined knowledge as “justified true belief.” Philosophers agree that this definition is incomplete but it’s a good place to start: an idea which is true (which has been justified). In …

The conclusion, ~KH, strikes us as obviously false. The premises, however, seem highly plausible. That's why the argument presents us with a paradox. Responding to this paradox …

Jun 26, 2017 · Scientists say a lack of curiosity makes us slower, dumber, and less successful. The question of knowledge, facts, and truth is a big one these days. What do we really know? …

Nov 27, 2014 · S's knowledge is instead due to S's belief that p′, a proposition in the neighbourhood of p that S (dispositionally) believes (and knows). S thus knows despite her …

Mar 20, 2025 · While effects like problematic behavior due to false beliefs can occur at the individual level, effects like polarization, rumors, and environmental issues only manifest when …

4 days ago · That flattening of history can have psychological consequences. In personality psychology, dysfunction is often assessed across four domains: identity, self-direction, …

6 days ago · It can prevent the development of skills that allow a child to discriminate between true and false. Slowly but steadily, the need to teach children to identify misinformation at a …

Mar 28, 2025 · Health misinformation can be especially dangerous when it encourages health behaviors that aren’t backed by solid evidence, such as taking untested supplements that can …