Chapter 5 - Pragmatic Encroachment in Epistemology

Summary

In this chapter, I argue that principles from Chapters 3 and 4 imply that there is pragmatic encroachment in epistemology. In section 5.1 and 5.2, I introduce and argue for a specific form of pragmatic encroachment in epistemology – pragmatic encroachment on knowledge. In section 5.3 and 5.4, I explain how my argument differs from similar ones in the literature, and how it avoids certain arguments against pragmatic encroachment that criticize the notion of stakes. In section 5.5, I set the scene for later chapters by introducing several competing explanations of pragmatic encroachment.