Evidentialist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Evidentialist is an adjective meaning (philosophy) Of or supporting evidentialism, the doctrine that evidence is of primary importance in questions of belief.
Meaning
(philosophy) Of or supporting evidentialism, the doctrine that evidence is of primary importance in questions of belief.
More Meanings
- (philosophy) One who supports or argues for evidentialism
Example Sentences
An evidentialist variant would require the agent be responsive to a telling evidential basis for thinking that p obtains in contrast to the alternatives.
Word Forms
- evidentialists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include objector, externalist, antiessentialist, antifoundational, eliminativist, internalist.
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