Too true. His paper was "The Fixation of Belief," not knowledge. I teach that paper as "ways of coming to believe," but many texts use "ways of coming to know."
That's such a great paper. Those guys were *smart*. m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- ________________________________ From: Bourgeois, Dr. Martin [mailto:mbour...@fgcu.edu] Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 9:33 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] Why don't we hear more about such things? Here's one thing that I believe (as opposed to know) contributes to the confusion: many research methods texts, when discussing C.S. Pierce's ways of fixing beliefs (e.g., authority, tenacity, etc.), refer to them as ways of knowing. ________________________________ From: Marc Carter [marc.car...@bakeru.edu] Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 9:22 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] Why don't we hear more about such things? That's certainly how I learned it. "Knowledge" is justified, true belief. One can have true beliefs, but without justification they do not rise to the level of knowledge. One cannot "know" something that is false. So beliefs that are not amenable to empirical justification or sound deductive argumentation cannot be knowledge. At least, that's how I was trained... m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- ________________________________ The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5867 or send a blank email to leave-5867-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
