Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The Basis of Knowledge from Reuben Abel's 1976

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  1. sense perception-only what is true can be known 
  2. logic-one can believe without knowing but one cannot know without believing 
  3. intuition-to distinguish knowledge from a lucky guess
  4. self-awareness-the evidence of true belief could be destroyed with knowledge 
  5. memory-memory is no guarantee of truth 
  6. authority-authority is a justification of knowledge
  7. consensus gentium  ('everybody says so')-before disregarding the justification of knowledge we must examine the basis of truth
  8. revelation-it is a reason of justification that seems unreliable
  9. faith-faith is a requisite of knowledge but not  a guarantee of it

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