“We need some standard that will determine how likely a belief is to be true given just that it is stored in one of us, including strangers that one can ask for directions, and with whom one might collaborate.” NeedsMightAsksBeliefGivenStandardsIncludingDetermineStrangerBeing True Author:Ernest Sosa
“Normal adults can doodle, amble, and drift with no need to assess risk, since there is normally no risk at all. Jazz improvisation seems less subject to standards of risk than surgery, and less than much formal athletic performance, as in a tennis match.” NeedsSeemsRiskSubjectsNormalStandardsAdultsPerformancesJazzTennisFormalSurgeryAthleticImprovisationJazz ImprovisationAthletic Performance Author:Ernest Sosa
“There is no need for the scientist to go into whether an observation was made, nor into the who, what, when, or where. The data on which scientific theorizing is based are rather the propositional contents of the instrument readings recorded, or the facts detected thereby.” NeedsMadeFactsReadingScientistInstrumentsObservationData Author:Ernest Sosa
“Philosophers need not much use the word 'intuition' or the concept of intuition, except when they happen to be working on the epistemology of the a priori.” NeedsUseHappensConceptsPhilosopherIntuitionEpistemology Author:Ernest Sosa
“Philosophers do need to have intuitions of various specific sorts: ethical, metaphysical, etc., depending on their targeted subject matter. And they must make intuition reports, as they record the contents of their intuitions. But they need not go into whether an intuition has been enjoyed.” NeedsHas BeensMatterRecordsSubjectsPhilosopherVariousIntuitionEnjoyedReportsEtcEthicalMetaphysicalSubject Matter Author:Ernest Sosa
“Epistemology now flourishes with various complementary approaches. This includes formal epistemology, experimental philosophy, cognitive science and psychology, including relevant brain science, and other philosophical subfields, such as metaphysics, action theory, language, and mind. It is not as though all questions of armchair, traditional epistemology are already settled conclusively, with unanimity or even consensus. We still need to reason our way together to a better view of those issues.” WayNeedsMindStillsReasonPhilosophyActionTogetherLanguageViewsBrainIssuesPsychologyTheoryApproachPhilosophicalIncludingVariousTraditionalRelevantFormalMetaphysicsConsensusCognitiveEpistemologyCognitive ScienceComplementaryArmchairsUnanimityBrain Science Author:Ernest Sosa
