Russell Ming (University of California, Irvine): Publications - PhilPeople

University of California, Irvine
Department of Philosophy

Doctoral student

APA Western Division

Areas of Specialization

Epistemic Normativity

Social Epistemology

Areas of Interest

Epistemic Normativity

Social Epistemology

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The problem of warranted objections
Philosophical Quarterly. forthcoming.

Disagreement is common. What happens when epistemic peers disagree over some issue p, where A believes p but B believes not-p? Conciliationism says that both A and B should suspend judgment after learning of their disagreement. But suppose A is the first to assert on the matter. B is then the first to learn of their disagreement. Does B have warrant to assert not-p in response? Answering this question leads to a surprising conclusion: the epistemic norm of assertion is incompatible with concilia…Read more
Disagreement is common. What happens when epistemic peers disagree over some issue p, where A believes p but B believes not-p? Conciliationism says that both A and B should suspend judgment after learning of their disagreement. But suppose A is the first to assert on the matter. B is then the first to learn of their disagreement. Does B have warrant to assert not-p in response? Answering this question leads to a surprising conclusion: the epistemic norm of assertion is incompatible with conciliationism.