What epistemologists talk about when they talk about reflection
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Resumo: | In contemporary analytic philosophy, while some epistemologists claim that reflection—understood as a critical self-examination of belief—is a necessary condition for the attribution of valuable epistemic states, others reject this claim and maintain that philosophers tend to overestimate the value of reflection in their reports of epistemological phenomena. In this essay, we present a brief overview of this debate and outline the elements that constitute disagreement between epistemologists. Our diagnosis is that, despite radical disagreement, these positions converge, because they deal with reflection from an individualistic point of view, defining it as an agent’s private metacognitive performance of her own epistemic states. As well as being a reason for disagreement, this conception of reflection may be the reason that epistemologists misunderstand its place and value. |
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What epistemologists talk about when they talk about reflectionSobre o que falam os epistemologistas quando falam sobre a reflexãoAgenciamentoIndividualismo epistêmicoJustificação epistêmicaReflexãoAgencyEpistemic individualismEpistemic justificationReflectionIn contemporary analytic philosophy, while some epistemologists claim that reflection—understood as a critical self-examination of belief—is a necessary condition for the attribution of valuable epistemic states, others reject this claim and maintain that philosophers tend to overestimate the value of reflection in their reports of epistemological phenomena. In this essay, we present a brief overview of this debate and outline the elements that constitute disagreement between epistemologists. Our diagnosis is that, despite radical disagreement, these positions converge, because they deal with reflection from an individualistic point of view, defining it as an agent’s private metacognitive performance of her own epistemic states. As well as being a reason for disagreement, this conception of reflection may be the reason that epistemologists misunderstand its place and value.Na filosofia analítica contemporânea, enquanto alguns epistemólogos afirmam que a reflexão – entendida como autoexame crítico das crenças – é uma condição necessária para a atribuição de estados epistêmicos valiosos, outros rejeitam essa afirmação e sustentam que os filósofos tendem a superestimar o valor da reflexão em seus relatos de fenômenos epistemológicos. Neste ensaio, apresentamos um breve panorama desse debate e indicamos os elementos que constituem o desacordo entre epistemólogos. Nosso diagnóstico é que, a despeito do radical desacordo, essas posições convergem porque tratam a reflexão de um ponto de vista individualista, uma vez que a definem como uma performance metacognitiva privada de um agente sobre os próprios estados epistêmicos. Além de ser um motivo de desacordo, essa concepção de reflexão pode ser a razão de uma compreensão equivocada dos epistemólogos sobre o lugar e valor da reflexão.Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo2021-01-28info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/article/view/5214010.23925/2316-5278.2020v21i2p307-320Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; Vol. 21 No. 2 (2020): Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; 307-320Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; v. 21 n. 2 (2020): Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; 307-3202316-52781518-7187reponame:Cognitio (São Paulo. Online)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)instacron:PUC_SPenghttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/article/view/52140/34466Copyright (c) 2021 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSilva Filho, Waldomiro J.Rolla, Giovanni2021-09-25T08:58:51Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/52140Revistahttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofiaPRIhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/oairevcognitio@gmail.com2316-52781518-7187opendoar:2021-09-25T08:58:51Cognitio (São Paulo. Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)false |
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What epistemologists talk about when they talk about reflection Sobre o que falam os epistemologistas quando falam sobre a reflexão |
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What epistemologists talk about when they talk about reflection Silva Filho, Waldomiro J. Agenciamento Individualismo epistêmico Justificação epistêmica Reflexão Agency Epistemic individualism Epistemic justification Reflection |
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What epistemologists talk about when they talk about reflection |
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What epistemologists talk about when they talk about reflection |
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Silva Filho, Waldomiro J. |
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Silva Filho, Waldomiro J. Rolla, Giovanni |
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Rolla, Giovanni |
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Silva Filho, Waldomiro J. Rolla, Giovanni |
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Agenciamento Individualismo epistêmico Justificação epistêmica Reflexão Agency Epistemic individualism Epistemic justification Reflection |
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Agenciamento Individualismo epistêmico Justificação epistêmica Reflexão Agency Epistemic individualism Epistemic justification Reflection |
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In contemporary analytic philosophy, while some epistemologists claim that reflection—understood as a critical self-examination of belief—is a necessary condition for the attribution of valuable epistemic states, others reject this claim and maintain that philosophers tend to overestimate the value of reflection in their reports of epistemological phenomena. In this essay, we present a brief overview of this debate and outline the elements that constitute disagreement between epistemologists. Our diagnosis is that, despite radical disagreement, these positions converge, because they deal with reflection from an individualistic point of view, defining it as an agent’s private metacognitive performance of her own epistemic states. As well as being a reason for disagreement, this conception of reflection may be the reason that epistemologists misunderstand its place and value. |
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Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; Vol. 21 No. 2 (2020): Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; 307-320 Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; v. 21 n. 2 (2020): Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; 307-320 2316-5278 1518-7187 reponame:Cognitio (São Paulo. Online) instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) instacron:PUC_SP |
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