Why the Epistemic Status of Our Beliefs Ought to Weigh With Us

Reflection on certain sorts of cases suggests that although not decisive in determining what we ought, all things considered, to believe, the epistemic status of our beliefs should, nevertheless, weigh with us. Put differently, it seems that one has pro tanto reason(s) to believe in ways that conform with and to avoid believing in ways that violate epistemic norms. - A philosophy lecture by Kate Nolfi, Ph.D. University of Vermont