Belief

Foundationalists believe that belief itself may be self-justifying or infallible. In this case, foundationalism can be seen as a type of propositional knowledge, which is often contrasted by the theory of Coherentism, that being each belief is justified by some further belief(s), which in turn may justify the belief, this argument is prone to circularity. Upon inspection, it is important to note how internalism and externalism may play into foundationalism. Internalism notes that the agent possessing

to be obvious. This will inspire you to show everybody what you’re beginning to see and understand. But they won’t be interested. People don’t want to know that their beliefs are wrong. Every person assembles their beliefs like a ‘house of cards’. They stack them, one on top of the other, without realising that each belief can only remain standing with the support of the others. That’s why people keep their metaphorical ‘doors and windows’ firmly shut. They know that it only takes the slightest

religion to feel a sense of comfort in life, by thinking reasonably I can see past the need for a God to explain the events of everyday life. According to dictionary.com the definition of faith is a “belief that is not based on proof.” Meanwhile, the definition of reason is “a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.” From these definitions it is apparent that faith and reason can be thought of as 2 ends of a spectrum. Faith is on one end and reason is on the other. Pure faith would

predicates be applied literally to groups? In this essay I will argue that we have reason to believe we can apply epistemic predicates literally to groups. By arguing for a reformulation of the knowledge-belief relationship to allow for the possibility of acceptance-based knowledge instead of belief-based knowledge, I will show how it is a possible to create a more flexible, informative typology of epistemic agents which will allow us to apply epistemic predicates literally to groups without bringing

most, if not all of our beliefs. Elgin’s theory does not demand that you be 100% sure of the truth of every belief, however, the theory provides a logical format to discover what would most likely be the truth. Goldman’s theory of Reliabilism can be illustrated as follows: a belief is doxastically justified for an agent just in case their belief is formed from a reliable (truth-conducive) belief-independent process (for basic beliefs), or from a conditionally reliable belief-dependent process (for

to question what I truly believe in and what was the right religion for me. My parents being catholic passed on their religious beliefs and actions naturally to me. I grew up with the same catholic stories and traditions for ages and I never really understood it as a child, therefore I never really believed in them. For the majority of my life I heard these stories, beliefs, and practices but never dedicated myself to them because I had inhabited a general and open prospect in life. After learning

Going against the preconceived notions of society can be very challenging. Atticus Finch displays bravery throughout To Kill A Mockingbird by standing up for his beliefs in all aspects of his life. Maycomb is a corrupt town full of preconceived judgements and unjustified assumptions. Rather than be a bystander to the misjudgements of his fellow townspeople, Atticus stays true to himself. The Finch family had a long lineage of farming in Maycomb. Rather than adhere to the average lifestyle of others

"The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public." –( George Jessel ). One can say or try and dissect the brain and try to figure what’s going on inside of it and that’s what Philosophers today try to accomplish, but a question can be raised from this. Why is that why must the brain be dissected? This question is raised for the simple fact that Philosophers really want to know what’s going on the human brain. This can also go back to

knowledge and belief, where knowledge is what is and belief is what is and is what is not. The combination of these two principles, illustrated by the well-known “cave allegory”, results in the understanding that all objects on earth are imperfect copies and can only be discussed with beliefs, and not knowledge. The fundamental difference between knowledge and belief is that knowledge is concerned with what is, while belief is both what is and what is not. Although, knowledge and belief are not diametrically

it did influence and encourage others on the different topics of God vs. Satan, and why God has not all the answers, and powers when making sure every human being should not face evil. Aquinas believed that Christians needed to view their basic beliefs in another way to make sense of their own faith when questioning all that God did for each individual. The real question to all this, which a lot of people even question today is “Why is their evil in the World?” Well unfortunately some believe