The Propagation of Suspension of Judgment.: Or, Should We Confer Any Weight to Crucial Objections the Truth-Value of Which We are Ignorant?

It is not uncommon in the history of science and philosophy to encounter crucial experiments or crucial objections the truth-value of which we are ignorant, that is, about which we suspend judgment. Should we ignore such objections? Contrary to widespread practice, I show that in and only in some ci...

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Published in:	Erkenntnis Vol. 89; no. 4; pp. 1327 - 1349
Main Author:	Filomeno, Aldo
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Apr2024
Subjects:	Judgment (Psychology) Skepticism History of science Evidentialism Philosophy of history
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