Lupposofi@lisabortolotti @philosophy @philosophyofmind I find that a dangerous slippery slope, where truth is ultimately defined purely pragmatically. Epistemology isn't only about some individual's situated knowledge, but knowledge in general (cf., e.g., epistemic security). If biases are rehabilitated, then also those which are against our personal interests. I for my part remain motivated to reasoning veridically. 😉
@lisabortolotti @philosophy @philosophyofmind Motivated reasoning and other biases can be useful and healthy, but that doesn't make them epistemically innocent. There is a crucial difference btw, say, #epistemology and positive #psychology , and human flourishing isn't the only intrinsic value. A's allowing #bias in her reasoning is a reason for B to lower her epistemic #trust in A's #testimony, social- epistemologically speaking . Cf. also #ethics of #belief .