Incorrigibility by others is a social epistemic property, not a truth-tracking one; isolation from correction is a marker of dogmatism, not justification (Wittgenstein, On Certainty §204).
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epistemology(Contrasted with purely descriptive scientific inquiry)
A normative enterprise that tells us how we ought to reason from evidence and how we ought to justify our beliefs, as distinct from merely describing how we do reason or justify beliefs
incorrigibility(Types of epistemic privilege for basic beliefs)
An epistemic privilege whereby a belief cannot be corrected by others
justification(Third condition of the tripartite account of knowledge)
The condition on a knower's belief that excludes mere luck — the belief must be held in a way that is appropriate or warranted, not merely accidentally correct.
truth-tracking(as used in epistemology)
The goal of correctly identifying what is actually true in the world, like a belief that accurately matches reality.