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The Objectivity of Science by Howard Sankey

“…The idea that science is objective, or able to achieve objectivity, is in large part responsible for the role that science plays within society. But what is…”
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On Mr Truetemp's Lack of Virtue by Sankey, Howard

“…Keith Lehrer’s case of Mr Truetemp, whose reliably formed true beliefs about the temperature are the result of a tempucomp implanted in his head, is designed…”
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Laudan, Intuition and Normative Naturalism by Sankey, Howard

“…The aim of this paper is to document Laudan’s rejection of the appeal to intuition in the context of his development of normative naturalism. At one point in…”
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To believe is to believe true by Sankey, Howard

“…It is argued that to believe is to believe true. That is, when one believes a proposition  one thereby believes the proposition to be true. This is a point…”
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Neither a Truism nor a Triviality: Reply to Grzankowski by Sankey, Howard

“…This is a reply to Alex Grzankowski’s comment on my paper, ‘To Believe is to Believe True’. I argue that one may believe a proposition to be true without…”
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Science, Common Sense and Reality by Howard Sankey

“…This paper advocates a realist position with respect to science and common sense. It considers the question of whether science provides knowledge of reality…”
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The Twofold Objectivity of Truth by Sankey, Howard

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Robert Nola as I remember him by Sankey, Howard

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Having a Hunch by Sankey, Howard

“…It has recently been argued that when one conducts an inquiry into some question one ought to suspend belief with respect to that question. But what about…”
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Epistemic Objectivity and the Virtues by Sankey, Howard

“…The aim of this paper is to bring the resources of virtue epistemology to bear on the issue of the epistemic objectivity of science. A distinction is made…”
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Kuhn, Values and Academic Freedom by Sankey, Howard

“…For Kuhn, there are a number of values which provide scientists with a shared basis for theory-choice. These values include accuracy, breadth, consistency,…”
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Realism, Progress and the Historical Turn by Sankey, Howard

“…The contemporary debate between scientific realism and anti-realism is conditioned by a polarity between two opposing arguments: the realist’s success argument…”
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Rescuing Renouvier: Warren Schmaus: Liberty and the pursuit of knowledge: Charles Renouvier’s political philosophy of science. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2018, xiii+154pp, US$39.95HB by Sankey, Howard

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Factivity or Grounds? Comment on Mizrahi by Sankey, Howard

“…This note is a comment on a recent paper in this journal by Moti Mizrahi. Mizrahi claims that the factivity of knowledge entails that knowledge requires…”
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Why Must Justification Guarantee Truth?: Reply to Mizrahi by Sankey, Howard

“…This reply provides further grounds to doubt Mizrahi’s argument for an infallibilist theory of knowledge. It is pointed out that the fact that knowledge…”
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Lakatosian Particularism by Sankey, Howard

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Scepticism, Relativism and a Naturalistic Particularism by Sankey, Howard

“…This paper presents a particularist and naturalist response to epistemic relativism. The response is based on an analysis of the source of epistemic…”
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Fifty years of Structure: William J. Devlin and Alisa Bokulich (Eds.): Kuhn’s structure of scientific revolutions: 50 years on. Boston studies in the philosophy and history of science, volume 311. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2015, xi+199pp. €99 HB by Sankey, Howard

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Scepticism, relativism and the argument from the criterion by Sankey, Howard

“…This article explores the relationship between epistemic relativism and Pyrrhonian scepticism. It is argued that a fundamental argument for contemporary…”
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Relativism, Particularism and Reflective Equilibrium by Sankey, Howard

“…In previous work, I have sought to show that the basic argument for epistemic relativism derives from the problem of the criterion that stems from ancient…”
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