i do agree with the later, people do be kinda too fixated on making sure they aren’t holding justified false beliefs. my personal belief is that everyone (including me) are scared of uncertainty. trying to live with the idea that u cant be certain about ur beliefs is scary
Yeah, that all lines up with what I’ve read. The philosopher William Clifford argued that we should ensure certainty of all beliefs, his example being ensuring you have a JTB that a sailing ship is seaworthy before putting it out to sea. William James later argued that, while justification is important, the passion for truth should outweigh the fear of being wrong.
Reading On Epistemology, I learned the term conscientious belief, or a belief that one holds while acknowledging the possibility of it being wrong. In practice, I think that translates belief to mean something you act on or live your life as though it is true until finding a reason to reconsider. It still requires accepting that fear of uncertainty though.
i do agree with the later, people do be kinda too fixated on making sure they aren’t holding justified false beliefs. my personal belief is that everyone (including me) are scared of uncertainty. trying to live with the idea that u cant be certain about ur beliefs is scary
Yeah, that all lines up with what I’ve read. The philosopher William Clifford argued that we should ensure certainty of all beliefs, his example being ensuring you have a JTB that a sailing ship is seaworthy before putting it out to sea. William James later argued that, while justification is important, the passion for truth should outweigh the fear of being wrong.
Reading On Epistemology, I learned the term conscientious belief, or a belief that one holds while acknowledging the possibility of it being wrong. In practice, I think that translates belief to mean something you act on or live your life as though it is true until finding a reason to reconsider. It still requires accepting that fear of uncertainty though.