“In my view there is a level of human knowledge that involves just getting it right aptly. This "animal" epistemic level is an inferior level in just the way of Diana's long shot in the dark while drunk. That shot is inferior in a certain respect if too poorly selected as a hunter's archery shot, even if not quite as poorly selected as would be a shot aimed at the moon. Even if Diana's too risky shot turns out to be apt by attaining success through sublime archery dexterity, it is still inferior in the particular respect of being so risky and hence so poorly selected.” IfsWayHumansLongStillsWould BeCertainTurnsDarkAnimalLevelsViewsParticularMoonShotsDrunkInferiorsSublimeHuntersSelectedDianaHuman KnowledgeArcheryDexterityLong Shots Author:Ernest Sosa
“When we speak of ordinary unqualified knowledge, my thought is that we are implicitly relativizing to the standards imposed by our evolution-derived humanity. These are standards that determine when we consider it appropriate to store beliefs just as a human being, rather than in one's capacity as an expert of one or another sort. Such stored beliefs are to be available for later use in one's own thought or in testimony to others.” HumansUseHumanityBeliefSpeakHuman BeingsEvolutionStandardsOrdinaryCapacityDetermineAvailableStoresExpertsAppropriateMy ThoughtsTestimonyUnqualified Author:Ernest Sosa
“Attempts are found in domains of human performance, such as sports, games, artistic domains, professional domains like medicine and the law, and so on. These feature distinctive aims, and corresponding competences. Archery, with its distinctive arrows and targets, divides into subdomains. Thus, competitive archery differs importantly from archery hunting.” HumansLawFoundGamesSportsPerformancesAimMedicineArtisticFeaturesTargetDividesHuntingDomainCompetenceArrowsDistinctiveCorrespondingArchery Author:Ernest Sosa
“Since human good is what humans ought to pursue, the pursuit of interest to Aristotle is then such activity of soul, that which constitutes human good, namely activity that attains desiderata, where the attainment is in accord with virtue.” HumansSoulInterestVirtueOughtActivityPursuitPursueAccordAttainment Author:Ernest Sosa
“Flourishing is properly the main human end, and flourishing is activity of soul that succeeds in accord with virtue.” HumansSoulEndsVirtueActivitySucceedAccordFlourishing Author:Ernest Sosa
“A successful account enables us to understand human knowledge in general.” HumansSuccessfulAccountsHuman Knowledge Author:Ernest Sosa
