A solution to knowledge’s threshold problem

Hannon, Michael

Abstract

This paper is about the ‘threshold problem’ for knowledge, namely, how do we determine what fixes the level of justification required for knowledge in a non-arbitrary way? One popular strategy for solving this problem is impurism, which is the view that the required level of justification is partly fixed by one’s practical reasoning situation. However, this strategy has been the target of several recent objections. My goal is to propose a new version of impurism that solves the threshold problem without succumbing to these criticisms.

Citation

Hannon, M. (2017). A solution to knowledge’s threshold problem. Philosophical Studies, 174(3), 607-629. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-016-0700-9

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 1, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Jun 7, 2016
• Publication Date: 2017-03
• Deposit Date: Sep 9, 2019
• Journal: Philosophical Studies
• Print ISSN: 0031-8116
• Electronic ISSN: 1573-0883
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 174
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 607-629
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-016-0700-9
• Keywords: Philosophy
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2593924
• Publisher URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11098-016-0700-9