Recent household conversation...
"James pooped in his diaper."
"Does anybody want a poop sandwich?"
"NOOOO!!!"
"Why not? Have you ever tried one?"
"No."
"Then how do you know you wouldn't like it?"
"I just know."
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No, no, no. Whoever said, "I just know" was misreporting the situation, which is common in everyday dialogue. That person didn't "just know" that a poop sandwich was wouldn't be good. They have experience of poop, just as smell, which is closely linked to taste, informing their knowledge.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure I could feed my daughter a bite of poop and she'd gladly take a first bite. ;)
It's fairly certain that this person was unaware of any justifier for his belief.
ReplyDeleteYes, but I don't think internalists require that this person (or any other) be aware of his justifiers. He just needs to posses them. But then, I'm not sure what it is means to be aware of a justifier, and in order to get clear on that, we'd have to do semi-heavy lifting epistemology.
DeleteIf internalists don't require that this person (or any other) be aware of his justifier (at any time) then I'm not sure how to distinguish between internalists and externalists; is 'awareness of a justifying marker at some time' not a distinguishing feature?
ReplyDeleteNevertheless (a) it's been a long time since I've thought about this, (b) IT WAS A JOKE so LIGHTEN UP!!