PHI 3170 Lecture Notes - Philosophy Of Science, Raw Image Format, Coherence Theory
3 Dec 2013
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How do we determine knowledge? (reliability, can be taken seriously: descartes" epistemological project moves to the center of philosophy. Having a correct opinion about knowledge makes a good guide. Meno: a man of knowledge will always be successful, whereas a man of opinion, only sometimes. The beliefs don"t run away, they"re tied down. Someone with knowledge is able to give an account for the beliefs that they have. Descartes will not accept the formal logic of mathematics as indubitable. There must be some premise we hold to be true off of which we can build further truths. Establish knowledge claims which are stable, lasting, and off of which to build the sciences. The evolution of scientific knowledge scientific beliefs being overturned ex: einstein theory of relativity overturned newton"s theory ex: quantum physics overturned assumptions made in the classical mechanical sciences.
