Skip to content
Carmelics
TopicsThinkersChangesContributorsLoading account…

    Carmelics

    A reasoning platform. Break down any belief into clear reasons, explore both sides, and weigh the evidence honestly.

    Navigate

    • Topics
    • Search
    • Recent Changes
    • Contribute
    • How It Works
    • Glossary
    • Thinkers
    • Contributors
    • About
    • Statistics
    • Terms
    • Privacy

    Database

    Statements
    —
    Perspectives
    —
    Topics
    —

    Press ? for keyboard shortcuts

    LoyalLoyalJusticeJustice
    Made withinDC&Austin
    Statements
    321,452
    Perspectives
    108,905
    Topics
    42
    Skeptical scenarios (brain-in-vat, evil demon) are logica... — Carmelics
    Home
    HistoryEditSee Inverse

    Part of a larger discussion

    Challenges→Justification is determined by internal coherence and reliability of belief-forming processes within one's actual epistemic situation, not by comparison to logically possible alternatives.

    Skeptical scenarios (brain-in-vat, evil demon) are logically possible and our actual belief-forming processes cannot distinguish them, so ignoring such alternatives seems to beg the question against skepticism.

    ?Rate how convincing each reason is below to see the overall strength.

    No one has weighed in yet. Be the first to share reasons for or against this statement.

    Sign in or register to share your perspective on this statement.

    Key Terms

    Belief-Forming Processes(as used in epistemology)
    The methods and reasoning someone uses to arrive at their beliefs, like how they gather information or the logic they apply to form conclusions.
    Brain-in-vat(as used in skepticism)
    A thought experiment where you imagine your brain is floating in a tank of chemicals, being fed fake sensations by a computer, so everything you experience might be illusion.
    Evil demon(as used in epistemology and skepticism)
    A thought experiment imagined by philosopher René Descartes: a powerful deceiver who tricks you into experiencing things that don't actually exist, used to question whether you can trust your senses.
    Logically possible(modal logic and possibility)
    Something that doesn't break the rules of logic or create a contradiction, even if it's unlikely to actually happen in real life.

    Next step

    Based on where you are in your exploration

    Explore a random proposition
    Start fresh with something unrelated.
    Skeptical scenarios(as used in epistemology (the study of knowledge))
    Hypothetical situations designed to show that we might be wrong about what we think we know—like imagining you're dreaming or being tricked by an evil scientist.
    begging the question(Listed alongside equivocation as an example of a fallacy that highlights important issues in real-life arguing)
    A fallacy also known as circular reasoning
    skepticism(Distinguished from relativism as understood in modern philosophy)
    The position that we must suspend judgment about the nature of objects

    Connections

    1 linked claim

    Justification is determined by internal coherence and reliability of belief-form...

    Related

    Justification is determined by internal coherence and reliability of belief-form...

    Details

    Type
    premise
    Perspectives
    0 (0 for, 0 against)

    Open for perspectives

    This idea is waiting for its first supporting or challenging perspective.

    Share the first perspective