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Seeking confirmation: A puzzle for norms of inquiry
Analysis ( IF 1.1 ) Pub Date : 2021-01-24 , DOI: 10.1093/analys/anaa017
Jared A Millson 1
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Abstract
Like other epistemic activities, inquiry seems to be governed by norms. Some have argued that one such norm forbids us from believing the answer to a question and inquiring into it at the same time. But another, hither-to neglected norm seems to permit just this sort of cognitive arrangement when we seek to confirm what we currently believe. In this paper, I suggest that both norms are plausible and that the conflict between them constitutes a puzzle. Drawing on the felicity conditions of confirmation requests and the biased interrogatives used to perform them, I argue that the puzzle is genuine. I conclude by considering a response to the puzzle that has implications for the debate regarding the relationship between credences and beliefs.


中文翻译:

寻求确认:询问规范的难题

摘要
像其他认知活动一样,探究似乎也受制于规范。一些人认为,这样的规范禁止我们相信问题的答案并同时进行询问。但是,当我们试图确认我们目前所相信的东西时,另一个迄今为止被忽略的规范似乎只允许这种认知方式。在本文中,我建议这两个规范都是合理的,并且它们之间的冲突构成了一个难题。利用确认请求的适当条件以及用于执行确认请求的偏颇疑问句,我认为这个谜题是真实的。在结束时,我首先考虑了对这个难题的回应,这对有关信任与信念之间关系的辩论产生了影响。
更新日期:2021-03-15
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