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The Fundamental Argument without any garbage.

Rik Peels's (2017) Fundamental Argument is an important argument against epistemic scientism. The crucial premise of the Fundamental Argument is that if nonscientific sources of belief did not provide us with knowledge, neither could the sciences. But, the sciences do provide us with knowledge. Thus...

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Published in:Metaphilosophy Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 535 - 547
Main Author: Milburn, Joe
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Oct2024
Subjects:
Scientific knowledge
Organic wastes
Prior learning
Argument
Motivation (Psychology)
Scientism
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