Evidentialism

Evidentialism is a theory of justification according to which believing proposition p is justified for some agent S at time t iff S 's total evidence at t supports p; that, in short, the justified attitude toward a proposition, be it belief, disbelief, or suspension of judgment, is the one that fits the evidence. Generally, the above formulation takes for granted what is sometimes referred to as the basing condition, which requires that S believe p on the basis of the evidence that supports p.

Related Topics:
Theory of justification - Believing - Proposition - Time - Iff

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~