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| Aug 11, 2016 at 23:13 | vote | accept | Remi.b | ||
| Feb 7, 2016 at 3:35 | comment | added | Cort Ammon | ... but it isn't the typical "justification." In fact, sometimes you can get in trouble by believing your tested hypotheses qualify as a justification in those schools. Knowledge of self is often justified because of just how hard it is to argue that you can know anything without first presuming some knowledge of self (its why Decartes started from "I think, therefore I am"). | |
| Feb 7, 2016 at 3:33 | comment | added | Cort Ammon | @Remi.b The justifications differ from person to person. Scientific justification (via testing hypotheses) is unique in today's society because most people agree that it qualifies as justification. Religious knowledge might be "transmitted" in a flash of light, or merely accumulated through years of "evidence" without actually intentionally testing any hypotheses. Much of the Oriental martial arts teach using an approach where the teacher provides what they "know" to be true, and the students learn it (one may presume hypothetical testing occurs on the side, as each student works at it... | |
| Feb 7, 2016 at 2:51 | comment | added | Remi.b | Thanks. I realize how much of my confusion actually resulted from me not realizing I did not fully understood the concept of knowledge. Can you please give actual examples of how religion belief, knowledge in martial arts and knowledge of self are justified in absence of hypothesis testing? | |
| Feb 7, 2016 at 2:50 | history | edited | Cort Ammon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 7, 2016 at 2:44 | history | answered | Cort Ammon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |