RE: Plato's Epistemology: Is Faith a Valid Way to Know?
June 23, 2018 at 1:49 pm
(This post was last modified: June 23, 2018 at 1:53 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Quote: "Does she like me?" To answer his query, the young man might conduct all sorts of analyses, but James suggests that the best way to obtain an answer is to begin with faith that she does. Assume she likes you, James advises, and it is more likely that she will. Wallow in skepticism whether she likes you or not--and chances are she won't.I don;t find this compelling at all. It;s an attempt to leverage reciprocity, not to answer the question or generate knowledge..but to produce an intended outcome.
That it may work (questionable) is indicative of human psychology and some future state, not the state of affairs at hand or the question on the table.
Perhaps James has never heard of just asking the lady, lol. Social awkwardness and an inability to clearly communicate driving a plan to endear oneself to another in future can hardly be called a path to knowledge when such an easy and direct approach is available. It;s a path to pussy, that he;s talking about.
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