Epistemic conservatism

Authors

  • Rodrigo Laera Universidad de Barcelona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/fsu.2013.143.01

Abstract

The present paper aims to revisit the virtues and disadvantages of epistemic conservatism, which claims that it is rational to adhere to a belief until there is evidence to the contrary. Two main theses are put forward: first, while conservatism presents several epistemological flaws, from a contextualist point of view it is not only desirable but also is essential to knowledge accumulation in everyday life; second, conservatism provides a solution to sceptical challenges and to the problem of easy knowledge.

Key words: conservatism, contextualism, scepticism, easy knowledge.

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Author Biography

Rodrigo Laera, Universidad de Barcelona

Dr. por la Universidad de Barcelona e investigador de la misma universidad. Autor del libro "Los desvíos de la razón" (Miño y Dávila, 2011) y de varios artículos publicados en diversas revistas académicas.

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Published

2013-12-06

How to Cite

LAERA, R. Epistemic conservatism. Filosofia Unisinos / Unisinos Journal of Philosophy, São Leopoldo, v. 14, n. 3, p. 176–188, 2013. DOI: 10.4013/fsu.2013.143.01. Disponível em: https://www.revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/filosofia/article/view/fsu.2013.143.01. Acesso em: 8 jun. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2013): September/December

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