Abstract

DUICA, William. Realist anxiety: diagnosis and treatment. Reply to ávila. Ideas y Valores [online]. 2017, vol.66, n.164, pp.343-356. ISSN 0120-0062.  https://doi.org/10.15446/ideasyvalores.v66n164.66066.

In this article, I respond to some of Ignacio Ávila's criticisms of my interpretation of Davidson’s epistemology. I argue against: a) the need to distinguish between epistemologically “dangerous” and “harmless” representations; b) the idea that minimal empiricism is a kind of direct realism; and c) the claim that my usage of the expression “distal evidence” and interest in the theory of correspondence are issues that do not pertain to Davidson. Finally, I claim that triangulation is a key element in Davidsonian epistemology since it allows us to deal with the realist anxiety while maintaining a non-representationalist viewpoint.

Keywords : I. Ávila; D. Davidson; epistemology; evidence; representation; triangulation.

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