Tag: knowledge

An extremely round Avogadro Project sphere suspended in a big machine.

Permissivism: Possibilities, Presuppositions, and Pragmatism

WRIT 5.04: What is Knowledge? Uniqueness vs. Permissivism Sometimes it is helpful to think about our cognition like a machine. Perhaps we are engineers making a machine that…

A confusing map of a (somewhat) flat earth model. The model is well-drawn, creating doubt as to whether it could actually work.

Conspiracy Theories and Fallibilism

WRIT 5.04: What is Knowledge? Our day-to-day life is largely dependent on our knowledge. I know that the air is safe to breathe when I go outside. I…

A delicious chocolate cake the reader might be tempted to eat.

Cake, Cumin, Candy, and the Stakes of Pragmatic Encroachment

WRIT 5.04: What is Knowledge? What does it take for a belief to be justified? Most would agree that justification requires some level of evidence, internally accessible information…