On False Certainty or Error
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20085692 |
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| Authors | Emile Durkheim, Neil Gross (Harvard University Press), Robert Alun Jones (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Hans Joas |
| Year | 2009 |
| Pages | 178-180 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Durkheim's Philosophy Lectures (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9780511499302.044 |
| OpenAlex | W2498193983 |
| ISBN | 9780511499302 |
| Language | EN |
When we know the truth, we're sure of it. But sometimes we have the same degree of certainty even when in error. So error is simply false certainty – certainty with no foundation in reality. A theory of error, therefore, should be included in our discussion of certainty
Certainty · Epistemology · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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