Clifford's evidentialist principle
GPTKB entity
Statements (17)
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosophy
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Clifford's_principle
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| gptkbp:category |
normative epistemology
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| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
William James's will to believe
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| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
gptkb:William_James
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| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:philosophy
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| gptkbp:focusesOn |
ethics of belief
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| gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:William_Kingdon_Clifford
1877 |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Clifford's evidentialist principle
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| gptkbp:influenced |
contemporary evidentialism
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
pragmatism
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| gptkbp:requires |
It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
sufficient evidence for belief |
| gptkbp:statedIn |
gptkb:The_Ethics_of_Belief
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Clifford's_principle
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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