Philosophy 350 - Topic: Disagreement

'We are fallible creatures, prone to making all sorts of mistakes. How should we accommodate evidence of our own epistemic imperfection? Should such evidence lead us to doubt ourselves and our beliefs? Or are we rationally permitted to dismiss it? One way in which we might acquire evidence of our own error is through disagreement. The discovery that someone you respect disagrees with you can make you lose confidence in, and sometimes altogether abandon, your belief in the disputed proposition--but should it? Does disagreement provide evidence of error? Is it epistemically significant, or simply unpleasant?'

Prereq: 8 credits from the Philosophy department