tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post5688944602762511039..comments2024-03-28T19:56:42.305-05:00Comments on Alexander Pruss's Blog: A counterexample to evidentialism?Alexander R Prusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-44223651230081551772014-03-10T10:05:19.170-05:002014-03-10T10:05:19.170-05:00How about somewhat weaker cases of self-verificati...How about somewhat weaker cases of self-verification? For instance, suppose you have strong but defeasible evidence that you can jump over the crevasse iff you believe you can jump over it. So you try to believe it.<br /><br />Thanks for the connection to performatives!Alexander R Prusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-10513219748022463032014-03-10T07:45:09.178-05:002014-03-10T07:45:09.178-05:00I think the evidentialist should just grant you th...I think the evidentialist should just grant you the exception of self-verifying beliefs. <br /><br />There is a strong analogy between this sort of case, and Austin's use of performatives as counterexamples to the verification theory of meaning.<br /><br />Heath Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535886546816778688noreply@blogger.com