The Non-factive Turn in Epistemology: Some Hypotheses

Turri, J. (2018). The non-factive turn in epistemology: some hypotheses. In V. Mitova (Ed.), The factive turn in epistemology (pp. 219–228). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

I evaluate non-factive or truth-insensitive accounts of the ordinary concepts used to evaluate beliefs, evidence, assertions, and decisions. Recent findings show that these accounts are mistaken. I propose three hypotheses regarding how philosophers defending these accounts got things so wrong. I also consider one potential consequence for the discipline.