Philosophical Studies 173 (12):3181-3198 (2016)
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For many epistemologists and normativity theorists, epistemic norms necessarily entail normative reasons. Why or in virtue of what do epistemic norms have this necessary normative authority? According to what I call epistemic constitutivism, it is ultimately because belief constitutively aims at truth. In this paper, I examine various versions of the aim of belief thesis and argue that none of them can plausibly ground the normative authority of epistemic norms. I conclude that epistemic constitutivism is not a promising strategy for grounding epistemic normativity.
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Keywords | Epistemic normativity Aim of belief Epistemic norms Epistemic reasons Normativity Epistemic constitutivism Constitutivism Normativism |
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Reprint years | 2016 |
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DOI | 10.1007/s11098-016-0657-8 |
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