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    It is not the case that A mediated judgment m is certain for a person A if m is inferred from a set of certain premises μ as a logical consequence

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    Reasons For

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    • 1.Neurath and coherentist critics show that no judgment is foundationally certain in isolation; all beliefs face the tribunal of experience collectively.
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    • 2.If no member of μ achieves genuine certainty independent of the web of belief, the inferred judgment m inherits accumulated fallibility rather than certainty.
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    • 3.Peirce's fallibilism establishes that even logically valid inferences from our most confident premises remain revisable under future inquiry.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Logical consequence preserves truth but not psychological certainty, since a valid inference can produce doubt if the inferential step itself is uncertain.
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    • 2.Bolzano conflates objective logical grounding with subjective epistemic states, making certainty transfer a category error across distinct domains.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Each member of a set μ of judgments is certain for person A
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    • 2.Judgment m is mediated by μ insofar as A infers m from μ as a logical consequence of μ
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    • 3.Logical consequence transfers certainty from premises to conclusion
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