“The problem of warranted objections”

Abstract Disagreement is common. What happens when epistemic peers disagree over some issue p, where A believes p but B believes not-p? Conciliationism says that both A and B should suspend judgment after learning of their disagreement. But suppose A is the first to assert on the matter. B is then the first to learn of their disagreement. Does B have warrant to assert not-p in response? Answering this question leads to a surprising conclusion: the epistemic norm of assertion is incompatible with conciliationism.

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The Philosophical Quarterly
Published
2025-11-15
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https://doi.org/10.1093/pq/pqaf101
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Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
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“The problem of warranted objections”

Russell Ming
The Philosophical Quarterly
Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
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“The problem of warranted objections”

Russell Ming
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Abstract

Abstract Disagreement is common. What happens when epistemic peers disagree over some issue p, where A believes p but B believes not-p? Conciliationism says that both A and B should suspend judgment after learning of their disagreement. But suppose A is the first to assert on the matter. B is then the first to learn of their disagreement. Does B have warrant to assert not-p in response? Answering this question leads to a surprising conclusion: the epistemic norm of assertion is incompatible with conciliationism.

The Philosophical Quarterly
University of California, Irvine (US)
Universität zu Köln
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Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
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