In this post I claim that Williamson’s analysis of epistemic conservatism is based on a mistake. Williamson’s mistake in chapter 7, section 6 of Philosophy of Philosophy (POP) involves including the belief that p among one’s reasons for believing that p.
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Intuitions are Nothing Special, or Are They?
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This post looks at Williamson's provocative conclusion that it would be better for philosophy if philosophers did not use the term “intuition” in their theorizing. I argue Williamson has not purchased his conclusion because he has misapplied and altogether missed important distinctions that throw into relief parts of his analysis.
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Intuitions are not Inclinations to Believe
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In this post, I propose an argument against Joshua Earlenbaugh and Bernard Molyneux overall thesis in their paper “Intuitions are Inclinations to Believe.”
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The Ethical Werewolf: Moral intuition and linguistic intuition
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Intuitions: Role and Reliability
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Shen-yi Laio considers intuition more in response to Weatherson's "Intuition isn’t Unreliable" on the Michigan Grad Students' blog, Go Grue!
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Intuition Isn't Unreliable
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Nice discussion about intuitions in philosophy that jumps off from Cummins seminal article. I especially like the argument at the beginning for the conclusion that intuition isn't reliable.
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