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Justification: What and How?

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Page 1: Justification

Justification: What and How?

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Justification? Justification-reason why someone

properly holds a belief and explanation of it.

Justifiers

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Ways of Knowing Sense Perception Language Emotion Reason

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K=JTB Knowledge is a justified true belief. Knowledge and belief exists in a

continuum where the certainty of a belief determines if it is knowledge

T is defined to be independent of people => Tc

T remains constant leaving K=JB : justified belief

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Justification and Context Type of justification is

based on the context It is unreasonable to

use certain Ways of Knowing for to justify different beliefs

For example: Math - Reason and logic English essay - Language

The type of justification used and the validity of those ideas will affect the reliability of the belief. 

However, reliability may sometimes be subjective. What appears as a reliable source for a person may be less reliable for others and vice versa. Thus, a different type of justification may be needed.

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Math-collection of valid steps

Natural science-scientific method Human Science-higher

sample size, ceteris paribus

History-solid, first hand and multiple source

Art-emotion as created by reason

Different Subjects…Different

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Examples of Justification

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