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Necessary First Principles, Self-Evident Truths
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RE: Necessary First Principles, Self-Evident Truths
July 10, 2015 at 5:57 pm (This post was last modified: July 10, 2015 at 5:57 pm by Pizza.)
It's unclear what makes philosophical views of knowledge and self-evident truths normative. Many epistemological views are sterile, greatly debated by epistemologists (philosophers rarely agree), and have no use in real life situations like informal dialogue. Plantinga's reformed epistemology is good example of that. Using Plantinga for an example, why I'm to care about proper basicality in real world situations? Why care about internalism vs externalism when both fail to solve the problems we wanted to solve?
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RE: Necessary First Principles, Self-Evident Truths - by Pizza - July 10, 2015 at 5:57 pm

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