On the accuracy and aptness of suspension

Sven Bernecker; Luis Rosa

doi:10.1007/s11098-025-02306-y

On the accuracy and aptness of suspension

Sven Bernecker
, Luis Rosa

Department of Philosophy

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Abstract

This paper challenges Sosa’s account of the epistemic propriety of suspension of judgment. We take the reader on a test drive through some common problem cases in epistemology and argue that Sosa makes accurate and apt suspension both too easy and too hard.

Original language	English
Journal	Philosophical Studies
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-025-02306-y
State	Accepted/In press - 2025

Keywords

Accuracy
Aptness
BonJour
Brain in a vat
Clairvoyance
Skepticism
Sosa
Suspension

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