Dreams of Reason: On Sosa, Scepticism, and Safety
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In my commentary on Ernesto Sosa’s paper, “Los sueños”, (i) I sketch a simple argument for skepticism about perceptual knowledge, which turns on the premise —P2— that perceptual beliefs are not safe. Then (ii) I explain how Sosa’s unorthodox views about dreaming can be used against those who would defend P2 by invocating the spectre of dreams. After that, (iii) I examine two arguments Sosa directs against the Orthodox Conception: the Argument from Retention and the Argument from Irrationality. Finally, (iv) I ponder Sosa’s imagination model of dreaming —what I insolently call the Heretical Conception.
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