Infinitism is the view that knowledge may be justified by an infinite chain of reasons. It belongs to epistemology, the branch of philosophy that considers the possibility, nature, and means of knowledge.
Epistemological infinitism
Since Gettier, "knowledge" is no longer widely accepted as meaning "justified true belief".[citation needed] However, some[who?] epistemologists still consider knowledge to have a justification condition. Traditional theories of justification (foundationalism and coherentism) and indeed some[who?] philosophers consider an infinite regress not to be a valid justification. In their view, if A is justified by B, B by C, and so forth, then either
- The chain must end with a link that requires no independent justification (a foundation),
- The chain must come around in a circle in some finite number of steps (the belief may be justified by its coherence), or
- Our beliefs must not be justified after all (as is posited by philosophical skeptics).
Infinitism, the view, for example, of Peter D. Klein, challenges this minimal consensus, referring back to work of Paul Moser (1984) and John Post (1987).[1] In this view, justifications have an essentially infinite, non-repeating structure[clarification needed].
See also
References
- ^ Klein, Peter D.; Turri, John. "Infinitism in Epistemology". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
External links
- Infinitism at PhilPapers
- Infinitism in Epistemology entry in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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Infinitism in art
Infinitism is an art movement founded by Finnish artists Ilkka-Juhani_Takalo-Eskola, Mika Norring and Juha Kurki 2015. It resembles theory of infinitism by Peter D. Klein in art.
Love is a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection to pleasure. It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment. It can also be a virtue representing human kindness, compassion, and affection. It may also describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans, one's self or animals.
Non-Western traditions have also distinguished variants or symbioses of these states. This diversity of uses and meanings combined with the complexity of the feelings involved makes love unusually difficult to consistently define, compared to other emotional states.Love may be understood as a function to keep human beings together against menaces and to facilitate the continuation of the species.
Love in its various forms acts as a major facilitator of interpersonal relationships and, owing to its central psychological importance, is one of the most common themes in the creative arts.
Infinitism makes love visible in an artpiece in a simple way. It is described in English sentence: "Simple law of being".
It has nine elements that are easily remembered by first letters of the elements: CEMPL B LAW or "Simple B law".
Elements are:
1. Communication
2. Energy
3. Music
4. Performance
5. Light
6. Beauty
7. Life
8. Aroma
9. Water
This means that piece must have:
Communication. The piece leads you to communicate to another human being.
Energy: The piece produces energy.
Music: The piece produces sound.
Performance: The piece encourages human beings to express themselves.
Light: The piece produces light.
Beauty: The piece must be arguably beautiful.
Life: The piece consist living organs.
Aroma: The piece has aroma.
Water: The piece consist water.