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Dogmatic Evidence of "the Given"
Fecha
2017-06Registro en:
Laera, Rodrigo Fabián; Dogmatic Evidence of "the Given"; Brill Academic Publishers; Contemporary Pragmatism; 14; 2; 6-2017; 185-201
1572-3429
1875-8185
CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
Laera, Rodrigo Fabián
Resumen
This paper addresses the epistemological problem of the myth of "the given" from an evidentialist and pragmatic perspective concerning the attribution of knowledge: if the evidence supporting p may be based on «the given» for S, how can "the given" be considered the basis of the evidence if it is a myth? The principal objective is to introduce a pragmatic solution to the above question. The main thesis is that there is a dogmatic relationship between the evidence necessary for the legitimacy of our attribution of knowledge and «the given»; however, this dogma does not suggest that these attributions are irrational.