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Robinson Erhardt
64 - Sarah Moss: Probabilistic Knowledge
2 hour 31 minutes Posted Mar 18, 2023 at 2:30 pm.
Introduction
Math and Epistemology
What is Probabilistic Belief?
Sarah, David Lewis, and Robert Stalnaker
Credence and Probabilistic Belief
Are All Beliefs Probabilistic?
Probabilistic Knowledge and Racial Profiling
Probabilistic Knowledge and Transformative Experience
Statistical Evidence and Legal Proof
Pragmatic Encroachment on Legal Proceedings
Is Belief a Strong or a Weak Attitude?
The Preface Paradox
Probabilistic Knowledge and the Newcomb Problem
Probabilistic Knowledge and the Philosophy of Action
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Sarah Moss is the William Wilhartz Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Law by courtesy at the University of Michigan. She works primarily in epistemology and the philosophy of language, though in the case of this conversation her work has an important bearing on legal philosophy. Robinson and Sarah talk about her book Probabilistic Knowledge, which argues that you can know something that you believe even if you do not believe it fully, and as she quite aptly points out, “The central theses of the book have significant consequences for social and political questions concerning racial profiling, statistical evidence, and legal standards of proof,” all of which are discussed in this episode. Robinson and Sarah begin by introducing the concept of probabilistic belief before turning to Sarah’s argument in favor of probabilistic knowledge. They then turn to some applications of her work to outstanding puzzles in philosophy and law. Keep up with Sarah on her website, http://www-personal.umich.edu/~ssmoss/, and check out Probabilistic Knowledge on Amazon, https://a.co/d/iobL8iZ.
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