In this paper I present Tennant’s criticism to the conservativeness argument. I advance two main theses: first, Tennant’s and Ketland’s positions are in stalemate from a justificatory point of view; second, I think that Tennant’s argument is plausible only if his principle of reflection is admissible. I argue that this principle requires a form of epistemic omega-rule and I cast some doubts about the deflationary status of this assumption.
De Florio, C., Deflation and Reflection: on Tennant's Criticism of the Conservativeness Argument, in Bacchini, F., Caputo, S., Dell'Utri, M. (ed.), New Frontiers in Truth, Cambridge Scholar Publishing, Newcastle Upon Tyne 2014: 144- 160 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/61757]
Deflation and Reflection: on Tennant's Criticism of the Conservativeness Argument
De Florio, Ciro
2014
Abstract
In this paper I present Tennant’s criticism to the conservativeness argument. I advance two main theses: first, Tennant’s and Ketland’s positions are in stalemate from a justificatory point of view; second, I think that Tennant’s argument is plausible only if his principle of reflection is admissible. I argue that this principle requires a form of epistemic omega-rule and I cast some doubts about the deflationary status of this assumption.
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