Nozick Flashcards
1
Q
According to Robert Nozick, why doesn’t Henry-who-is-visiting-Fake-Barn County know that the structure he is looking at is a barn?
A
Because if it weren’t a barn, Henry would still believe that it was one.
2
Q
Consider a brain in a vat (BIV) who is electronically stimulated to have the belief that he is a BIV. What does Nozick say about this case?
A
The BIV doesn’t know that he’s a BIV, because he is not appropriately sensitive to the truth that he’s a BIV.
3
Q
How does Nozick’s final version of his conditions (3) and (4) differ from what he originally puts forward?
A
He adds a restriction about the method or way of forming the key belief.
4
Q
What does Nozick’s tracking theory gives us?
A
a Subjunctive Conditionals Account (SCA)
