It is only in the context of thinking about deductive certainty, where it is logically possible that I am dreaming that I know how to do something when I really don't, or whatever other silly, logically possible scenario could be imagined, that it becomes possible to doubt such things. — Janus
I don't like Wittgenstein's use of the term hinge-propositions, because a proposition is a linguistic phenomena. I would say that some beliefs, especially those that are pre-linguistic have a causal explanation, which I explained in other threads — Sam26
This makes belief an odd kind of post-hoc thematisation. — jamalrob
Do the same sorts of justifications come to bear in a meta-belief discussion that hold for beliefs on the ground in real life? — frank
My assessment is that the little of apokrisis' posts that I read are on point. The issue is: what is the believer? — frank
And what do you think might be the answer? — Banno
Man is the measure of all things. — frank
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